Sequestration Undermines U S Military Readiness Across Branches
The piece outlines how 2013 sequestration and broader budget cuts eroded readiness in the U S armed forces. It details Air Force shortages of 4000 personnel and 700 pilots, cannibalized aircraft parts, and overworked crews at Ellsworth AFB. Navy issues include delayed ship maintenance and longer deployments per GAO OFRP findings. It cites Heritage Foundation, Politico, and quotes from officials criticizing White House military policy and strategic planning. James H Smokey Shott of Bluefield VA contributes as columnist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CNN
Defense
Defense Department
Pentagon
Leon Panetta
Fox News
U.S
Air Force
Bruce Pfrommer
Fox
Ellsworth Afb
S.C
Pfrommer
Tyler Miller
Ellsworth
Miller
Navy
Government Accountability Office
OFRP
The
Heritage Foundation
Panetta
Army
Obama
Politico
Rosa
Mount of Olives prophecy cited in Bluefield snip
The piece presents a biblical verse attributed to Charles Owens and features staff names from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph including Randy Mooney, Samantha Perry, Andy Patton, Brian Woodson, and assistant managing editor. It quotes a prophecy about the mount of Olives splitting and a valley forming east of Jerusalem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount of Olives
Jerusalem
Bluefield Eyes Exit 1 Development After 59 Acre Acquisition
Bluefield city leaders defend a 59.15 acre purchase off Interstate 77 Exit 1 for economic development. The land, appraised at 450000 dollars and including a house, aims to attract developers for gas stations hotels and other facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Exit 1
Bluefield Board of Directors
Josh Cline
Cline
Brian Cochran
John Feuchtenberger
Jim Spencer
Spencer
Princeton
Mercer County
Accountability in training programs for displaced workers
Letter argues for clear standards in job training for out of work miners and others, asking what trainees receive during training and how programs balance empathy with accountability. It urges using local tech schools over large institutions to avoid subpar results and ensure effective job placement.
Daily Telegraph invites public letters and contact details
The Daily Telegraph will publish letters on public interest topics and requests writers include their phone number. Send your opinion by e mail to editor bdtonline com for publication consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Daily Telegraph
Trump campaign sparks debate over Bergdahl and duty
Tribune News Service columnist Joan M. Crisp weighs two stark stances on Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and the 2016 presidential race. She contrasts Trump’s harsh rhetoric toward Bergdahl and McCain with a call for empathy, arguing restraint by a future commander in chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trump
Sgt
Bergdahl
Sen
John McCain
Hanoi Hilton
McCain
Joan M. Crisp
Tribune News Service
del Mar College
Corpus Christi
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
America
Brooks
White House
NSS
United States
Commander In Chief
James H. “Smokey” Shott
Bluefield, Va
Smokey Shott
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Randy Mooney
Samantha Perry
Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Charles Owens
John M. Crisp
Tribune
Donald Trump
Bowe Bergdahl
Afghanistan
Coast Guard
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!