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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 2001
Page
6
The text presents the U S Constitution First Amendment phrasing on religion speech press assembly and petition plus a Daily Telegraph Editorial Board disclaimer and a Psalms quotation from Thomas A Colley executive editor indicating the column holds a consensus view.
The editorial lauds Bush's energy plan as responsible and substantive, arguing it addresses long-term needs by removing obstacles to energy production. It warns that without expanding capacity and rebuilding infrastructure while balancing the environment, the nation could repeat California's blackouts and stunted economic prospects.
Mercer Elementary boys and girls raise funds through a quarter chain to support the East River Mountain Chapter of the American Red Cross and aid local disaster victims. The project, led by Charlene Meade with Rebecca Bailey and Lacosta Hodges, plans to cash in on June 1 and lay out the quarters in a visible display. Local volunteers, including Mercer County firefighters and the Division of Highways, aided in recent flood relief, while E-911 dispatchers managed numerous calls and incidents, including Camp Creek mudslides and a Wal Mart theft. The Daily Telegraph team anticipates the West Virginia Press Association convention August 23-25 at Pipestem Resort State Park, with 3,662 entries the largest in state history. Barbara Hawkins reports.
Letter writers urge opposition to a proposed Methadone Clinic in Wardell arguing the impact on families, noting a mother worries nightly for an addicted child and calling for safety concerns to be considered by Southwestern Virginia readers.
Readers argue the Wardell methadone clinic is needed to help OxyContin addicted youths in Southwestern Virginia. They urge focus on treatment over incarceration, highlighting mothers fearing overdoses and urging support for rehabilitation rather than punishment.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph invites reader input by mail at 928 Bluefield Avenue Bluefield West Virginia 24701 by signed fax to 3043276179 or by email to editor bdtonline com. The notice emphasizes subscriber involvement in community issues through multiple contact methods.
Dan K. Thomasson outlines President Bush's 559 million plan to boost prosecutions of firearms violations. The package adds 113 federal assistants and 600 state local prosecutors, creates special units, and links with ATF to pursue gun crimes, aiming to overcome prior underprosecution and curb roughly 10,000 annual gun murders. The initiative includes safety lock grants and juvenile crime focus, while debates over gun show loopholes and licensing loom.
Opinion on Bush missile defense goals likened to vaporware after $60 billion spent since 1983 with no demonstrable system. Critics note unclear design options, no guaranteed protection, and global implications including NATO and China. The piece argues MA D has shifted to Mutually Assured Confusion.
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