Government dependence fuels moral decline and welfare state shift
Smokey Shott argues that lengthy tax rules and expansive regulations have eroded self reliance. He cites IRS data and welfare rolls to claim Americans trade liberty for government dependence, criticizing high taxation and bureaucratic programs while praising Robert Woodson and traditional virtues as paths to reform.
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Cal Thomas
Robert Woodson
Center For Neighborhood Enterprise
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United States
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff and Miscellaneous Quote
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists staff roles including Darryl Hudson News Editor and Sports Editor Andy Patton with managing editors Brian Woodson Samantha Perry and senior editors Bill Archer Charles Owens. A jumble of biblical phrases and garbled text follows and ends with a misspelled line about valued individuals.
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Mercer County Faces High Child Abuse and Neglect Caseload
A new report shows Mercer County, West Virginia, with one of the state’s highest open child abuse cases. From July to December 2010, 869 children statewide, including 100 plus in Mercer, received help from a child advocacy center. The center reports 141 ongoing investigations in the county and links to poverty, disability rates, and substance abuse. The group urges public education and doubled efforts to curb abuse and related proceedings.
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West Virginia
Child Protect
Mercer County
Associated Press
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Princeton
Department of Health and Human Resources
Child Project
Shiloh Woodard
Woodard
Letters on pronunciation raise missed teaching opportunity
Sally Faye Smothers laments regional speech in a letter while Beverly Riffe criticizes Bluefield Middle School for not discussing Osama bin Laden's death. she argues social studies should engage students with current events as history unfolds.
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BMS
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Bluefield
Public Letters Policy for The Daily Telegraph
Readers are invited to send letters on public matters to the editor. Include signature, address, and phone number. Submit opinions about public issues by email to editor bottonline com.
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Daily Telegraph
Bottonline.com
Extend Mueller Term as FBI Director Amid Security Concerns
Dan K. Thomasson argues for a two year extension of Robert Mueller's FBI directorship to maintain continuity during counterterrorism efforts. He notes Mueller's success in reframing the bureau toward prevention, the risks of leadership transition during heightened threats, and the bipartisan case for legislative action despite past agency friction.
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