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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 2000
Page
5
The Daily Telegraph publishes the board's consensus on current columns. A Bible quote appears: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved. Acts 16 31 AV.
The piece criticizes West Virginia’s state method of posting layoff notices months before the school year ends. It notes that boards must act by April 1 with hearings after March notices, causing disruption as teachers seek new jobs and endure uncertainty. It argues the system pressures educators and pushes for change.
Charles Owens reports on a Virginia pilot self help water project starting in Smith Ridge and expanding to Falls Mills Peel Chestnut Mountain and Bearwallow along the Tazewell Buchanan county line. Residents build their own system with no hired labor receiving only technical guidance from the county PSA. The Bearwallow effort set a local record by laying 3740 feet of pipe in one day and surpassing 17000 feet overall as a pump station installation nears completion.
Readers argue that the Second Amendment is an individual right and warn against gun registration and licensing seen as steps toward confiscation. The letter also recalls a WWII-era anecdote about a congressman who helped a hobo, illustrating public service motives.
In Washington the voucher issue divides Gore and Lieberman with Lieberman backing targeted public school reform and a pilot DC voucher program while Gore opposes vouchers. Riley echoes opposition citing accountability and public school strength.
Excerpts from editorials across the United States discuss Florida and school bus safety with predator laws, Washington state free speech limits under Scenic Vistas Act, and Akron Beacon Journal on George W. Bush and Al Gore. The lines note proposals, constitutional questions, and pragmatic governance debates.
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