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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1997
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents a consensus view on civil liberties. Executive editor Thomas A. Colley signs the piece, outlining protection for religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition to the government.
Editorial urges building a new elementary and middle school in Buchanan County to serve displaced students from Appalachian School of Law. It cites board support, projected cost around 20 million with auditorium cuts, and a public hearing pending. Consolidation planned for Vansant Big Rock and Harman Elementary with Grundy High serving as feeder.
Susan Gullion writes of returning to a mountain childhood in Southwestern Pennsylvania. She recalls a hard farm life, her mother’s habits, and a late embrace of folk music, gardening, baking, and small-clothes crafts. Now she farms a century-old Bramwell home, teaching dulcimer and honoring her mother’s ways.
A reader warns that Goals 2000, School to Work, and SB 300 threaten U S democracy by steering curricula toward a national socialist model. The letter excerpt argues for pre K expansion, values testing, career clustering in eighth grade, and an electronic student portfolio, urging citizen action to protect education and liberty.
The Associated Press notes a $225 billion budget surplus influence on Clinton administration and Republicans as stock markets rise and lawmakers hail a historic budget breakthrough. Critics warn of risks if recession hits, while leaders tout gains from unexpected economic strength and concessions by Dole and Herman.
Daniel Lipkin, a 17 year old Monterey High senior and co valedictorian, has been accepted to Yale and Stanford while choosing Stanford for college. Born in Chicago to Russian Jewish refugees who moved to Israel then America, he excels in academics and debate and aims to help others live the American dream. He writes essays on religion and Seinfeld for Yale and notes Chelsea Clinton’s Stanford decision alongside his own, reflecting on immigrant family pride and American opportunity.
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