West Virginia tough sentences demand reform after murders
Samantha Perry reports as West Virginia residents question why a man with prior manslaughter and sexual assault convictions can be free. The piece links Little and others to murders and sexual abuse cases, condemns short prison terms and urges lawmakers to reform sentencing guidelines and expand prisons to keep dangerous offenders behind bars.
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Gerald Wayne Little
Wyoming County
Jerry Buckner
Princeton
Buckner
Little
Raleigh
Floyd Bennett Jr
Dewey Gilley
Mercer County
Bennett
Supreme Court
Mountain State
Aman
Staton
Mountain
Worded Prayer Quotes Open Page Header in Bluefield Paper
The text shows staff roles like Publisher News Editor and Sports Editor along with a Bible verse from Psalms 27 4 AKJV. It includes names Brian Woodseu Samantha Perry and city Fdtter Hill Archer Charles Overs and a religious quotation on the page.
Virginia Tops States for Making a Living in 2012
Virginia earns MoneyRates.com top honor as Best State to Make a Living, rising from fourth in 2011. The study cites higher average income, lower unemployment, stable income tax and modestly lower cost of living, with 154,000 Virginians added since 2010. Governor McDonnell credits bipartisan efforts and private sector growth for the rebound.
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Commonwealth of Virginia
MoneyRates.com
Virginia
Bob McDonnell
CNBC
Pollina
McDonnell
Governor’s Office
Commonwealth
Obama blamed for gas price rise and political blame game
A reader argues that Obama bears blame for higher gas prices, claims Congress and oil companies are unchanged since Bush era, recalls Steven Chu’s 2006 idea to raise fuel costs to European parity, and thanks Bluefield Beavers fans for their support after a Charleston trip.
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Congress
Bush
Obama
White House
Steven Chu
New York Times
Europe
Chu
U.S. Energy
Bluefield Beavers
Beavers
Charleston
Public letters sought by Daily Telegraph for public issues
The Daily Telegraph invites letters on public matters. Letters must include the writer’s signature address and phone number. Submissions preferred by email to editor batoniine.com.
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Daily Telegraph
Batoniine.com
Voter ID debate and drug task force notes
Readers express views on needing identification at polls and the fairness of DMV practices. They mention photo ID plans in Texas South Carolina and Florida and criticize potential abuses in voting. A Drug Task Force in McDowell County focuses on illicit drug prevention and treatment.
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DMV
ACORN
Chicago
al Capone
Joseph Stalin
Texas
South Carolina
Florida
WWI
McDowell County
West Virginia election woes and district races debated
A local column laments voter identification demands and drug crimes while detailing Mercer County political districts 25, 26 and 27. It lists Democrat and Republican candidates for House of Delegates races and notes three seats per district in the upcoming general election.
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West Virginia
U.S
U.S. District Court
Mercer County
House of Delegates
Stephen Akers
Rock
Greg Ball
Athens
Ryan J. Flanagan
Princeton
Billy Morefield
Pete Sternioff
Bluefield
Marty Gearheart
John Shott
Joe Ellington
Lyle Cottle
Spanishburg
Linda Goode Phillips
Pineville
Clif Moore
Ed Evans
Welch
Edwin Vanover
Route 5
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