Reading Bees Inspire Young Readers In Bluefield Area
Former executive editor Tom Colley helped spark a reading competition through the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce literacy committee. Reading bees for Mercer and Tazewell counties challenge elementary students to test their abilities and foster a love of books.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Tom Colley
Greater
Mercer
Tazewell
Reading Bees Teach Critical And Enjoyable Book Study
Greg Jordan of the Daily Telegraph reflects on repeated reading as a path to deeper comprehension and critical thinking. He cites Inside the Third Reich, Titus Andronicus, and Mein Kampf to illustrate how readers can uncover biases, challenge ideas, and resist unthinking acceptance.
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Albert Speer
Nazi Germany
Speer
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Concord University
William Shakespeare
Titus Andronicus
Lilybody
Germany
Cluefield Baily Telegraph Editorial Staff Note
The Cluefield Baily Telegraph lists Darryl Hudson as Publisher News Editor and Andy Patton Brian Woodson Samantha Perry as Managing Editor Senior Editor City Editor Bill Archer Charles Owens. A biblical quotation notes that promotion comes from God, not from the east or west but from the judge.
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Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Bill Archer
Charles Owens
Coal severance tax bill urged in special session
Acting Gov Earl Ray Tomblin calls lawmakers to a summer special session to pass the long stalled coal severance tax. House and Senate have aligned on the bill which would take the first 1 percent of the tax for five years for economic development and infrastructure, benefiting counties like McDowell and Wyoming while reporting to the Joint Committee on Government Finance.
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Earl Ray Tomblin
House
Senate
General Revenue Fund
Associated Press
McDowell
Wyoming
Deep South
Marshall County
Joe Manchin
State Development Office
Joint Committee On Government Finance
Bin Laden's death reshapes global extremism and fear
The writer argues bin Laden's passing undermines extremist violence and propaganda while questioning political responses. It notes the impact on radical groups, the shift in Middle East focus to citizens needing aid, and asserts the core threat died even if his person may not be physically gone.
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America
bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
al Qaeda
John Stewart
Middle East
Dress a Girl Around the World mobilizes pillowcase dresses
Faith based groups in Grace Covenant Church North Carolina and partners worldwide convert pillowcases into dresses for impoverished girls in Haiti Uganda Honduras and beyond. The effort blends sewing classes across generations with a mission to protect and empower child girls through tiny garments and hopeful acts.
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Haiti
Uganda
Honduras
Illinois
Mission Field
Johnnie Hayes
Charlotte Observer
Johnnie
Michelle Hoverson
Grace Covenant Church
Huntersville
N.C
Grace
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