A candid take on endless campaigns and negative politics
The columnist laments perpetual campaigning and the barrage of political ads. They note candidates pledge opposition more than to positive goals, question legislators' productivity, and observe many run to attack rather than present concrete plans. The piece critiqued voters and the state of U.S. politics.
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United States
Frank
Population and economic woes span centuries in lessons from 1929
Larry Hypes, a Tazewell High School teacher and Daily Telegraph columnist, reflects on global population growth, hunger, urban slums, and the 1929 stock market crash. He notes fertility trends, regional contrasts, and later New Deal efforts, linking past crises to present concerns. He cites Russia’s incentives, China and India populations, and farmer hardships in Virginia.
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Virginia
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Larry Hypes
Tazewell High School
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Daily Telegraph
Cluefield Baily Telegraph Names Editorial Team
The paper announces Darryl Hudson as News Editor and Samantha Perry as Publisher with Andis Tatton as Senior Editor and Brian Wesedson as Managing Editor. City Editor Bill Archer and Charles Owens are listed among staff. The note quotes 2 Corinthians 9 7 AKJV about cheerful giving.
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Andis Tatton
Brian Wesedson
City Faitor
Bluefield Parks Benefited by Local Homegrown Giving
Wythe Custom Welding donated metal gates for Lotito Park entrance in Bluefield. John Harmon of Bluewell spearheaded the project, joining volunteers to rehab the Yakkity Yak Playground and other beautification efforts across Bluefield and nearby towns in the two Virginias.
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Bluefield
Wythe Custom Welding, Inc
Wytheville
Lotito Park
John Harmon
Bluewell
McComas
Bramwell High School
Harmon
Virginias
Princeton
Bluefield in the middle of Class AA argues over AAA switch
Bluefield High supporters respond to a letter arguing the Beavers belong in AAA. The writer cites WVSSAC enrollment rules and notes Bluefield sits midrange in Class AA, making a move to AAA unnecessary. They question the scheduling logic and point to other schools’ actions and non renewals to illustrate the issue.
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Wvssac
State Board of Education
Bluefield
West Virginia
SSAC
Beavers
Robert C. Byrd
Clarksburg
Greenbrier East High School
Fairlea
AAA
Simon
Bluefield High School
PikeView
Panthers
Bill Albert Bluefield
Obama budget plan fails to ease 29 million loan burdens
Jay Ambrose argues that Obama’s student loan proposals amount to a campaign stunt that does little for the 29 million borrowers. He criticizes consolidation plans, reduced payments, and forgiveness timelines as insufficient, while labeling broader reforms as red tape and echoing past policy failings in health care and housing.
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Obama
Denver
Atlantic Magazine
Uncle Sam
Congress
Colorado
Harry Truman
Fannie Mae
Wall Street
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