Baseball, father, and a lesson I wish I never learned
Bill Archer reflects on baseball, his father Sgt. Chuck Tupper, and the lasting impact of a moment when he let anger show on the field. He recalls coaching memories, catching, pitching, and a key incident at Taylorstown that shaped his approach to disappointment and integrity.
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Chuck Tupper
Welch
West Virginia State Police
John
John Tupper
Concord University
Wayne Street
Claysville
Sgt. Tupper
Hundred
West Virginia
Michael Jordan
Taylorstown
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Names Editorial Team and Publisher
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists William Randy Deason as Publisher and Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor. News Editor is Samantha Perry with Sports Editor Andy Patton and Brian Woodson as Senior Editor. City Editor Bill Archer introduces Charles Owens and quotes Proverbs 3 11 12 AKJV about correction.
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Bill Archer
The
Daily Telegraph
Bottonline
Virginia Tech tragedy critics vs national media
The piece rails against national drive-by news coverage of the April 16 2007 Virginia Tech massacre. It claims reporters exploited the tragedy to push liberal opinions, contrasts their tears with perceived motives, and cites NBC host Brian Williams misnaming Virginia Tech as in the Smoky Mountains.
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Virginia
Virginia Tech
Iraq
Hollywood
NBC
Brian Williams
Smoky Mountains
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas Press Association
Media Plague of Blood Dance After Virginia Tech Rampage
Joe McClung of Rich Creek VA accuses NBC and other networks of exploiting the Virginia Tech killings to boost ratings. He claims media resurrected Columbine murderers and pushed a blood bath narrative, comparing coverage across Tennessee and North Carolina to the incident.
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Tennessee
North Carolina
Virginia Tech
Brian Williams
NBC News
NBC
War senior citizen building needs work says reader
A letter from a 1943 veteran and former post office worker in Alexandria VA criticizes McDowell County officials for neglecting the War senior citizen building. The writer cites a leaking roof and inadequate winter warmth, urging fairer funding and real repairs rather than patchwork. He praises seniors’ good conduct and urges action by program leaders.
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Alexandria
McDowell County
Welch
Powers That Be
War on the Middle Class claims rise of inequality
Jim Davidson cites Lou Dobbs book to argue government, business and special interests have squeezed the middle class. He notes rising top earners, ballooning national debt, and sprawling lobbying while urging readers to read or obtain the Dobbs volume and his own works to support literacy.
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CNN
Lou Dobbs
International News Network
Lou
Congress
Jim Davidson
Bentley Drive
Conway
Ark
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Thomas A. Colley
Samantha Perry
City Editor
Charles Owens
Joe McClung
Rich Creek
Ediitors
Little Rock
Jim Davidsen
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