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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 2000
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents the board’s consensus on current issues. Steve Smith serves as Publisher and Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor, guiding editorial standards and direction.
The Daily Telegraph editorial board urges Mercer County residents to vote Tuesday in 2001 elections. It endorses Democratic candidates for Governor Jim Lees, Secretary of State Joe Manchin, state senate candidates Norris Kantor and John Pat Fanning, delegates Emily Yeager, Lacy Wright, Rick Staton, Richard Browning, Eustace Frederick, Mark E. Wills, Timothy D. Boggess, Circuit Court Judge Charles Pace, Prosecuting Attorney William J. Sadler, Sheriff D. Don Meadows, magistrates Danny Falkiner Dent Flanigan Roy Compton, and Board of Education members John H. Shott and Janet Williams.
Ronando Holland, Director of Multicultural Affairs at Bluefield State College, urges voters to participate in the primary to influence state leadership and address WV’s economic growth and literacy challenges, arguing elected officials must believe in residents’ ability to learn and succeed.
A reader admits having a bad attitude in the past and acknowledges the grief caused to supervisors and fellow officers. The letter conveys remorse and a recognition of impact on colleagues and workplace culture.
A former Bluefield officer recalls a February 26 1989 shoplifting pursuit that ended in a brutal beating. He credits Officers J M Bailey and Lt J T Helton with saving his life, apologizes to supervisors, and thanks family friends and medical professionals for support over a decade including God.
Dorothy Wood of Princeton WV writes on Elian's mother in Cuba and questions timing of return. She agrees with Herb Russell that the plain welcome sign near West Virginia fails to draw notice, contrasting with West Virginia’s famous “Wild and Wonderful” image.
The piece contrasts a Dutch based Pan Am 103 trial under Scottish rules with no jury to a U.S. jury trial in Virginia. It recounts a teller accused of embezzlement and a nine to one jury vote favoring not guilty after a brief deliberation, arguing juries can be biased but judges can err by over ruling. It ends noting jurors’ common sense and understanding of justice.
A Heritage Foundation report says African American teens face higher death risk from homicide than soldiers in World War I, II, or Vietnam. A 15-year-old in Washington faces 8.5 chance of murder by 45, with Baltimore and New Orleans at 7 and cities like Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit around 4. White males face a far lower risk at 1 in 330. The study suggests wartime service may seem preferable to urban life in some areas.
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