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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 2000
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board presents a consensus editorial below this page with a Bible verse for today. A quoted scripture from 1 Corinthians 10 13 AV reminds readers that God will provide a way to endure temptations.
Editorial notes a draft transportation plan identifies 183 million in local road funding for Southwest Virginia with 53 million for the Coalfields Expressway and 26.6 million for Grundy flood proofing. It earmarks 745 million for Bristol district over six years and includes Route 460 Bluefield Bypass access and two Bluefield bridge projects plus Route 102 improvements. Local roads are labeled high priority to fast track engineering and construction.
The Mercer County walkathon grew to its biggest success yet with about 450 walkers and a $45,000 fundraising goal. Funds benefit high school scholarship programs across Bluefield, Princeton and Pike View, with notable participants including Al Modena, Tony Whitlow, Bill Blankenship, and dozens of civic leaders and students.
A reader muses on whether well being stems from internal states or external conditions, asking if quality of life reflects inner attitudes or surroundings and suggesting the issue is more about mindset than circumstance.
Debra E. Herrera from Princeton, WV, analyzes Dr. Jerry Beasley’s Aug. 26 commentary on why people depart West Virginia. She argues quality of life and internal fulfillment matter more than external factors and questions whether personal worth or economic value drives the decision, praising Byrd and Rahall.
Journalists Jack Anderson and Douglas Cohn report that women voters favor Al Gore over George W. Bush by about 16 points, threatening Bush’s bid as strategists note women will decide the election. Gore’s Lieberman pick and emphasis on family policy shift support among soccer moms, while Bush’s rightward shift and emphasis on limited government dampen appeal.
Dan K. Thomasson recalls Carl Rowan, a pioneering columnist and mentor who challenged racial bias. The piece recounts a 1950s incident in Indianapolis when a hotel clerk refused Rowan due to race, and how Rowan calmed a young reporter and helped secure proper lodging. It notes Rowan later funded scholarships totaling 26 million dollars and inspired minority students.
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