One Year After May 2 2002 Flood Devastation in Four Seasons Country
A year after a catastrophic flood on May 2 2002 in McDowell and Buchanan counties West Virginia and Virginia the region recalls nine deaths 11 schools damaged and 7000 flood victims receiving FEMA assistance. The piece notes repeated 100 year flood expectations were wrong and highlights ongoing recovery from Coalwood Welch Hurley and Bishop with legal actions and community resilience.
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Virginia
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Buchanan County
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
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Bishop
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Names and Editorial Staff
The list shows Samantha Perry News Editor Tammie Toler State Editor Barbara Hawkins Sports Editor Bob Redd and other staff including Thomas A Colley Executive Editor Managing Editor City County Editor Charles Owens Senior Copy Editor Andy Patton and Dennis Yena as business writer.
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Charles Owens
Daily Telegraph
Tammie Toler
Barbara Hawkins
Bob Redd
Andy Patton
Dennis Yena
National Day of Prayer Observances Across Country
The National Day of Prayer will be observed nationwide with thousands of events. Locally Willowbrook Baptist Church hosts a 10 am program with a flag ceremony, a 21 gun salute, Taps, music and speakers including Sen. Anita Skeens Caldwell. About 13 pastors will give two minute prayers from noon to 12:30 pm.
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Willowbrook Baptist Church
Bluefield
Princeton
U.S. Route 460
Anita Skeens Caldwell
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World Trade Center
Remembering a friend by Jay Williams Esq
Letter to the editor thanks a friend for memory of Lance Corp Timothy Joseph Dunnigan killed in the Beirut Marines barracks attack on Oct 23 1983. Reader supports troops and president and condemns calls to silence dissent while urging discussion in a free country.
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Jay Williams
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U.S. Marines
Beirut
Lance Corp
Timothy Joseph Dunnigan
Iraq
Freedom of speech and the traitor label in protest debates
A provocative reflection on who truly upholds freedom of expression. It questions those who denounce others for exercising First Amendment rights and suggests defending free speech as a constitutional duty rather than a mere entitlement.
Letters to the Editor guidelines from The Daily Telegraph
Readers are invited to submit brief opinion letters on public issues. Include signature, address and phone number. Mail to Letters to the Editor 928 Bluefield Avenue Bluefield WV 24701 or email editor bdtonline.com.
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Remembering a School Playground Swing Memory
Susan Gullion recalls childhood springs and the pure joy of a single swing slide and monkey bars at school. She remembers ditching coats, daily recess rituals, and the unspoken rule to share the limited playground equipment with about 200 kids.
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Bramwell Elementary
Bramwell seeks playground after school cuts at Bramwell Elementary
Bramwell Elementary lacks a proper playground with only a ball field at Coopers occupied by little league teams. Residents raise funds to build a playground year round, aiming for $35,000 to resurf ace and expand. Principal Betty Thompson hopes for a facility like Princeton's, with help sought from the community.
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Coopers
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Betty Thompson
Bramwell Elementary
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