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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 2000
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents opinions on current issues. The page includes a Bible quote from Isaiah about Lucifer and a summary statement of editorial consensus from Gary Adkisson and Thomas A. Colley, the publisher and executive editor.
An editorial endorses five Mercer County incumbents for the November 7 general election. It highlights Delegate Mark Wills, Delegate Eustace Frederick, Delegate Richard Flanigan, Delegate Richard Browning, and Delegate Richard Staton for experience and service in coal shifting times. It urges voters to reelect them in Districts 23 through 25.
Virginia Daily Telegraph columnist Bill Archer argues progress in environment and education shows society improving. He notes reduced coal mine scars, cleaner air, and reclamation, then laments stagnant reading and writing skills among students. He urges all races and nationalities to mentor upcoming generations to ignite their dreams.
We thank law enforcement personnel five magistrates and their assistants for their service and dedication to the community.
A Mercer County notice thanks citizens and officials for backing domestic violence victims during National Awareness Month. It cites gratitude to law enforcement, magistrates, clerks, judges, local courts, Appalachian Legal Services, towns and colleges, and U S Cellular for donating 12 cell phones.
Cal Thomas argues that radical Islamist extremism poses a mortal threat requiring a hard, decisive shift in U S policy. He urges stronger intelligence, special units to target leaders, tighter immigration controls, and a broader war on radical groups, asserting political leaders fail to curb the menace.
Mercer County Health Department urges caution after a rabid skunk was found in Princeton and a rabid bat bit a Bluefield boy. The piece notes that wild animals can carry rabies and cautions against feeding or petting wildlife. It stresses vaccination for dogs and cats and recounts anecdotes of bears and deer that harmed people when attracted to food.
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