Bristol race weekend shapes views on Bluefield State College cuts
Larry Hypes argues SB 448 should be vetoed to spare Bluefield State College from further reductions while noting Bristol Motor Speedway draws thousands to the region. He emphasizes BSC’s regional economic value, graduates staying local, and the broader impact on area growth and opportunity.
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Bristol
Bluefield State College
Senate
Bob Wise
BSC
Citi
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Editorial Masthead
The piece lists staff roles at the Bluefield Daily Telegraph including William Randy Deason as Publisher News Editor and Senior Writer Samantha Perry as part of the editorial team. It names executives Thomas Colley and Samantha Perry and notes various editor positions such as City County Editor and Senior Copy Editor. It closes with a biblical quote.
Letter to Commission on Aging and Council about missed aid
A widow recounts a severe heart attack and two open heart surgeries. She describes Bluefield Regional Medical Center care, being kept from home with no support and a planned nursing home. She waited for Mercer County Commission on Aging and local Council visitors who never arrived, calling them repeatedly.
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Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Roanoke
Mercer County) Commission On Aging
Council
Commission On Aging
Frederick Street
Rights for Those Who Have God in Their Lives
A reader questions the balance of rights, asking why protections seem to favor homosexuals and atheists while ordinary believers are overlooked. The commenter seeks clarity on how society has reached a point where perceived wrongs are protected as rights.
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Afula
Jerusalem Post
Dore Gold
The
Associated Press
God
Telegraph Letters Policy Brief
The Daily Telegraph will publish letters on public interest topics. Letters should be as concise as possible and must include the signature address and phone number of the writer.
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The
Daily Telegraph
Veto urged on Senate Bill 448 harming Bluefield State College
A Bluefield West Virginia community letter urges Governor Wise to veto SB 448. It warns the bill could irreparably harm Bluefield State College and the local economy, noting the college's two and four year programs and its role in attracting out of state students and dollars. The letter cites potential job and budget impacts, asks for review of the bill's legislative path, and questions costs of a separate governing council for the community college system.
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City Board of Directors
Bluefield
Bluefield State College
Bluefield State
BSC
West Virginia
Virginia
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Larry Hypes
Tazewell High School
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William ‘Randy’ Deason
Samantha Perry
Thomas A. Colley
Andy Patton
Bottonline
Imi
New River Community and Technical College
Mark R. Henne
Robert E
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