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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 2000
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph editorial board presents a consensus view on current issues and includes a Bible verse daily quote. Publisher Steve Smith and Executive Editor Thomas Colley emphasize free speech and assembly principles as guiding norms for newsroom commentary.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph and The Register-Herald endorse Jim Lees for the Democratic nomination, citing his 61 page plan and detailed proposals to reform PEIA and state government. They describe U S Rep Bob Wise as status quo and lacking concrete plans. They also endorse incumbent Cecil Underwood for the Republican nomination, praising his four year record.
Larry Hypes remembers Tom McNeer a Graham High School graduate and longtime Virginia Tech athletic department staffer who influenced fans with his work at Techs ticket office and in the athletic program across 31 seasons. He recalls McNeer in the era of Coach Jerry Claiborne Beamer and Strock era, and his ties to local sports history from Abb's Valley to Blacksburg.
Letters to the editor express fury that a man’s son is sent back at gunpoint to a free country, noting his mother’s struggle to secure liberty and urging protection of migrants in the public discourse.
The First Annual Tazewell Little League Baseball Auction raised 8501 dollars for field repairs and equipment. Buyers bid on a Buick Century, NASCAR memorabilia and other items while Marcus Gilbert led the sale and Jennifer Boyd coordinated the event. The league plans to make the auction an annual affair with support from Ramey Ford Ballard Insurance Gould Batteries Clinch River and many local businesses.
Cal Thomas recalls Cardinal John O Connor as a moral beacon who opposed popular drift, insisting church doctrine be guided by scripture and church authority. He notes O Connor’s clashes with abortion and gay rights stances, his charitable work, and his belief that God writes straight with crooked lines as he faced illness and death.
Betsy Hart argues against the Million Mom March on Washington planned for Mother's Day May 14. She contends the event centers on gun laws while neglecting the harm of fatherless homes and invites a public shift toward advocating marriage to protect kids.
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