Honor thy mother and thy father Eternal good advice
Reg Henry reflects on Mother’s Day and the commandment to honor parents. He recalls his Australian mother and English father, their worries and stories, and his regret at not honoring them enough before they died. He notes how daily remembrance matters beyond a single holiday.
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Moses
New York City
Pittsburgh
Mandment
Far East
Horse Artillery
Shanghai
Singapore
Island
Yangtze River
Local News Staff and Bible Verse Credit Blues
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists William Randy Deason as Publisher, Thomas Colley as Executive Editor, Samantha Perry as Managing Editor, Bill Archer as News Editor, Charles Owens as Senior Editor City Editor, and Samantha Perry in Sports. A biblical quotation is included about Jesus and a child, preaching conversion to enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Bill Archer
Charles Owens
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
West Virginia on the political stage as Clinton campaigns
West Virginia politics heat up as Bill Clinton stops in Mercer County to back Hillary Clinton in a tight Democratic primary battle with Barack Obama. Rasmussen shows Clinton leading 56 to 27 with 17 undecided, reflecting strong voter engagement across the state.
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Bill Clinton
Mercer County
Hillary
Barack Obama
Clinton
George H.W. Bush
Brushfork Armory
George W. Bush
West Virginia
Mountain
Hillary Clinton
Obama
Rasmussenreports.com
Candi
Thomas Paine
America
West Virginians for Better Transportation urges action on road funding
Commerce discusses WV DOT needs and funding gaps highlighting 170 high-priority projects valued at 20 billion. The coalition of 250 organizations urges policymakers to address rising construction costs and sustain safe modern roads, bridges, and highways for commerce and public welfare.
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Commerce
West Virginians For Better Transportation
West Virginia
Greater Bluefield
State Department of Transportation
West
Bluefield Virginia Mayoral Race and Police Officer’s Death
Tight Bluefield Va mayoral contest sees Don Harris lead incumbent Jimmy Jones with Harris praising Jones as a community asset. Town Hall serves as polling site as Trigg Jr and Linkous run unopposed for council seats amid condolence for Sgt Altizer after officer’s sudden illness and death. The scene includes candidates on the mall and a 1960 narrative of a Hyannisport native arriving amid coalfield job losses.
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Bluefield
Virginia
Don Harris
Jimmy Jones
Harris
Jimmy
Charles Presley
Donnie Linkous
Angls Trigg Jr
Ed Presley
Trigg
Linkous
Altizer
Hyannisport
Mass
America
Flint
Mich
Cleveland
Ohio
Masonic Temple
Bank of Bramwell
Kennedy and Hatfield cite education as path to dawn
Wilson Butt reflects on JFK and Hatfield addressing crowds amid calls to fix education. Kennedy urged improved schools and teacher training, more gifted programs, and student aid, while warning of overcrowded classrooms and underpaid teachers. The piece links 1960s concerns to present Virginia reflections.
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John Kennedy
Athens
Kennedy
Thomas Jefferson
JFK
Henry Drury Hatfield
West Virginia
Hatfield
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