West Virginia faces slow job growth amid campaign rhetoric
Samantha Perry of the Daily Telegraph notes the gap between political promises and real prosperity in West Virginia. She argues for attracting higher paying jobs, cites education as a top employer in many counties, and warns against overblown anti business rhetoric while urging practical measures to reduce unemployment and improve state finances.
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Mountain State
Smarty Jones
West Virginia
Board of Education
Hancock and Hardy
Cluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Roster Lists Editors
The Cluefield Daily Telegraph announces its staff including Executive Editor Thomas A Colley News Editor State Editor Samantha Perry Managing Editor Tammie Toler Barbara Hawkins Sports Editor Bill Archer City County Editor Bob Redd Senior Copy Editor Charles Owens and Senior Writer Andy Patton. The page ends with a biblical prayer.
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Bayerpsdtects
Saneits
Tammie Toler
Barbara Hawkins
Bill Archer
Sresserserssisservetnnesss
Bob Redd
Charles Owens
Andy Patton
Endorsement urged in District 22 for Schlager in primary
The Democratic primary on May 11 focuses on House of Delegates District 22, a three-county split centered on Mercer and McDowell precincts. Incumbents Browning and Staton face three challengers, with Eileen Schlager urged for Mercer and McDowell voters and Whitten or Ashley as second vote options to pressure the current leadership.
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Ercer County
Bluefield
Glenwood
Princeton-Athens
Wyoming County
Mercer
McDowell Counties
Richard
Rick” Staton
Richard Browning
Mercer County
Browning
Staton
McDowell County
Bluefield State College
BSC
Charleston
Eileen Schlager
McDowell
Schlager
Derek A. Whitten
Marty “Mouse” Ashley
Wyoming
District 22
Whitten
Ashley
Letter from Bluefield Citizens Editor Defends Council Actions
Zane Dale Christian, attorney for the Concerned Citizens of Bluefield, responds to Mr. Hunnicutt’s May 4 letter in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. He notes many citizens contributed and credits the editing, while urging readers to blame the Town Council and Planning Commission for negative actions. He states the Telegraph will publish letters on public interest with signatures and contact details.
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Hunnicutt
Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Zane Dale Christian
The
Concerned Citizens of
Bluefield, Va
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
P.O. Box
Biggest campaign signs crowd Byrd Drive in Beckley
The writer describes a sea of campaign signs on Robert C. Byrd Drive Beckley noting their size and number. They wonder how many ballots are fully punched and point out voters often lack full information on all candidates before the election.
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Robert C. Byrd Drive
Beckley
Charleston
Politician signs mask real motives says Bramwell writer
Susan Gullion argues in a Bramwell home column that politicians talk of change while their actions reveal self interest and funding disparities. She cites Sen Lloyd Jackson and Joe Manchin and notes stem cell funding contrasts with party stances.
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Sweden
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Joe Manchin
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