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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1998
Page
4
The Register-Herald urges voters to approve a 14.5 million bond referendum and a periodic levy to fund textbooks and supplies in Raleigh County. The plan would provide 4 million in state matching funds plus 2.5 million from local resources for new schools and renovations.
The $14.5 million bond referendum will finance construction of Trap Hill Middle School Shady Spring Junior High School and a new elementary at Gray Flats. It also funds Daniels Elementary expansion and HVAC upgrades at Hollywood Stamford Coal City Woodrow Wilson High and the Academy of Careers and Technology. A $4 million state matching grant from the School Building Authority is included.
A columnist reflects on how Thanksgiving has faded as a cultural and religious observance amid broader secular and commercial trends. He muses on historical events, pop culture, and differing beliefs, noting religion’s waning public role and speculating on a shift toward indifferent or alternative faiths while humorously critiquing political correctness and legal activism.
NATO faces pressure from Germany's new coalition led by Chancellor Schroeder and the Greens to adopt a no first use nuclear policy. Critics argue such a change would weaken deterrence, while supporters say it reflects anti-nuclear sentiment. The issue centers on strategic options and the 50th anniversary summit next April.
Clarence Page reflects on Kwame Ture and Stokely Carmichael's impact from the 1960s, noting how few today recognize Carmichael after his death from prostate cancer at 57. He recalls Black Power's origins, Ture's Marxist years in Africa, and the gap between past radicals and present students at Howard University.
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