Commemorative 1939 Bluefield Mercer County issue explored
Greg Jordan reviews a 1939 Bluefield Daily Telegraph commemorative edition detailing Mercer County's growth from 1889 to 1930. He notes ads for Goodykoontz Drug Store and The West Virginian hotel, prices at Mangus and Kresge, local schools, and historic landmarks while reflecting on life before cellphones and modern tech.
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Mercer County
Bluefield
Atlanta
Matz
Judy Neal
Daily Telegraph
Samantha Perry
Goodykoontz Drug Store
West Virginian
Bluefield State
Concord University
Greenbrier
Jack Payton
Duke University
Mangus Shoe Store
Montgomery Wards
Penney’s
Kresge’s
Dick Tracy
The
Cop
Boots
Don Winslow
Navy
Lincoln
Gettysburg
General Eisenhower
Europe
West Virginia
Newspaper masthead and staff credits from Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The sample shows Randy Mooney as Publisher and Samantha Perry as Editor Asst. Managing Editor with Charles Owen and Brian Woodson as additional staff. The phrase There is no peace said the LORD to the wicked appears as a quoted biblical line.
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Charles Owen
Brian Woodson
Rusty Patched Bumblebee Listed After Regulatory Reversal
The rusty patched bumblebee, once abundant in 28 states, faced a near 90 percent decline and potential extinction, with listing as endangered delayed then reinstated by the Trump administration after a lawsuit from the NRDC. The move preserves pollination critical to fruit, seeds, and nuts.
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Barack Obama
US. Fish and Wildlife Service
Trump
Donald Trump
Natural Resources Defense Council
Trump Administration
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Tribune Content Agency, LLC
End of liberalism and snake oil columns in BCT
Readers contrast Smokey Shott and Dan Thomasson columns in the March 14 BCT. Shott argues liberalism exhausted by corruption while Thomasson notes Trump’s health care flip to expose political ideology obscuring common sense.
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Smokey” Shott
Dan Thomasson
Mr Shott
United States
Donald Trump
Trump
Lindsey Graham
John McCain
Shott
Shelby Steele
Stanford University
Thomasson
Trump tackles opioid crisis with White House innovation office
The op-ed argues President Trump forms the White House Office of American Innovation to combat the opioid epidemic by retooling federal programs. It cites Christie as a potential leader, describes the drugs’ social toll, and notes the broader economic and social factors fueling addiction. It warns of pharma influence and calls for tougher anti-smuggling actions.
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Donald Trump
America
Trump
White House
Office of American Innovation
Jared Kushner
Washington Post
New Jersey
Chris Christie
Christopher Caldwell
First Things Magazine
Nicholas Eberstadt
Caldwell
Eberstadt
Commentary
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Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bdtoniine
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Randy Mooney
Bumblebee
Jay Ambrose
Tribune News Ice
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