WVU fights bogus college rankings and praises student focus
David C. Stewart argues WVU deserves no credit for unscientific party school ratings. He highlights WVU programs like Jump-Start alcohol education, the Student Recreation Center, FallFest and parent involvement as meaningful campus achievements that counter misleading rankings.
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David C. Stewart
West Virginia University
WVJU
WVU
America
U.S. News and World Report
Chronicle of Higher Education
Newsweek
Rolling Stone
Mountaineer Parents Club
Rhodes
Goldwater
Truman
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Editor Credits and Message
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor with roles for News and State editing. The page includes a Psalm 19 12 quotation, “Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.” reflecting a reflective editorial tone.
Rahall health care bill aids UMWA retirees in need
The House approved a bill to shore up the United Mine Workers of America health care fund by allowing transfers from the federal abandoned mine site cleanup program. The measure aims to prevent an eight one million dollar deficit this year and protects benefits for about 54 000 retired miners and their families in southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia. Senators Rockefeller Byrd and other mining state lawmakers are urged to push the bill through the Senate.
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United Mine Workers
House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Nick Rahall
UMW
UMWA
West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
Robert Byrd
Senate
Rockefeller
Byrd
House
Rahall
U.S
Virginia
Support for Virginia higher education bond on November ballot
Letter from Christopher L. Wearmouth, President/CEO of Tazewell Community Hospital, urging voters to approve the Virginia higher education bond on November 5. He cites hospital staffing needs, training of doctors and nurses, and state-of-the-art research at UVA and VCU as essential to health care and patient access.
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Virginia
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association
Tazewell Community Hospital
University of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
UVA
VCU
Christopher L. Wearmouth
Tazewell
Remembering a Lost Child and Adoptive Family Faith
Jim Davidson shares a personal essay dedicated to grieving parents, recounting the 1999 drowning of Joseph Bounds and a heartfelt letter written by Joseph as a foster child. The piece honors adoptive families and the ongoing comfort found in faith, memory, and community support.
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Bill
Johnnie Bounds
Joseph
Johnnie
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Templeton Guide
Rec Center
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
City
Thomas A. Colley
Randy Deason
Samantha Perry
UMW Health
Jim Davidson
Bentley Drive
Conway
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