Editorial policy and byline from Daily Telegraph
The article states the First Amendment protections and notes the opinions in the columns below reflect the Daily Telegraph Editorial Board consensus. It lists Gary Adkisson as publisher and Thomas A Colley as executive editor.
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Veto blocks gas tax plan for water system funding
Editorial urges overriding Gov. Gilmore's veto on a proposed 1 percent gross receipts tax on natural gas from Southwest Virginia. The bill would have directed half of the revenue to build or improve water systems, aiming to ease rural water shortages and spur regional development. Senate sponsors were Sen. William Wampler Jr and Sen. Phillip Puckett. The legislature considered an override in April with a two-thirds majority.
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William Wampler Jr
Bristol
Phillip P Puckett
Russell
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General Assembly
House
Gilmore
Jim Gilmore
Wampler
Wise to push PROMISE program at Princeton High
Gov Bob Wise arrives at Princeton Senior High School to promote the PROMISE Scholarship campaign with an 8 45 a m reception and a 9 45 a m student body talk. The plan ties scholarships to individual achievement amid WV's lagging college degrees.
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Bob Wise
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West Virginia
Vision of the area's future in letters to editor
A letter asks readers to weigh two fates for the region: being born without sight or being born with sight but without vision. The writer prompts reflection on purpose and progress in the community's path forward.
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Emilie Holroyd
Dink Stafford
Princeton Public Library
Princeton Post Office
Emilie
Dink
Vision for Energy Boom in West Virginia and Virginia
A regional plan envisions building near mine sites to cut transport costs, boosting tax relief and attracting energy hungry firms. By pairing coal plants with chemical and by product harvesting, it claims near pollution-free profit, with steam recovery for year round greens and possible fly ash blocks.
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West Virginia
Virginia
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Ohio
Tax cut faces identity crisis in Bush plan
John Hall analyzes how President Bush's tax cut plan weds fiscal stimulus with surplus concerns and Greenspan's stance. He notes a conflict between Greenspan’s simple budgetary logic and Bush's dual aims of tax relief and rebate rhetoric, highlighting political pressures from Lieberman and the risk to long term deficits.
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Campaign reform critique questions free speech limits
Betsy Hart argues McCain Feingold would fail constitutional review by banning soft money and restricting political advertising. She contends reform obscures incumbent protection and proposes a National Campaign Trust with full disclosure and lifted caps as a better alternative, though unlikely to pass. She emphasizes First Amendment concerns and the need for transparent funding.
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Russell Feingold
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