Editorials
Yes, Virginia there is a Santa
As Christmas approaches, we are reminded of the most famous newspaper Christmas editorial ever. And, it is a tradition at the STAR that she share ...
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Vaccine offer hope in an otherwise dark year
The administration this week of the first COVID-19 vaccines represent a remarkable achievement in an otherwise dark year. It is cause for hope. The ...
by Our View, Friday, December 18, 2020 2:53 pm
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Educators have our gratitude for being on ‘front lines’
While we’ve rightfully praised our health care workers during the pandemic, we’ve sometimes taken for granted another segment of front-line workers: teachers and school employees. ...
by Our View, Tuesday, December 15, 2020 1:20 pm
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Support our healthcare workers with white lights, bows
One important lesson this pandemic has taught us is just how important we are to one another. The way our community has worked together to ...
by Our View, Friday, December 11, 2020 2:36 pm
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Congratulations to EHS Cyclone Football Team
After a summer of uncertainty, the Elizabethton community welcomed the crash of helmets and buzz of Friday night lights when high school football resumed this ...
by Our View, Tuesday, December 8, 2020 2:51 pm
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Coronavirus — we are failing the test
Ballad Health announced Friday that its morgue at the Johnson City Medical Center has reached capacity, and the hospital as early as Friday night was ...
by Our View, Friday, December 4, 2020 2:13 pm
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This Christmas, try giving the gift of time and caring
In this season of giving, it’s good to remember that time, not money, or what it can buy, is the most precious gift. That’s not ...
by Our View, Tuesday, December 1, 2020 4:52 pm
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Put on your mask and shop locally
The shopping season is here. It will be different this year as COVID-19 has changed the way we do things. We do not have to ...
by Our View, Friday, November 27, 2020 1:38 pm
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There’s much to be thankful for this year…count your blessings
When we read the newspaper or watch the news on television, it seems the world is in turmoil, and it is. COVID-19 is everywhere. No ...
by Our View, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 4:05 pm
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Flu shots are more important than ever in the pandemic
There have always been good reasons to get a flu shot for most people. But the reasons have multiplied in the middle of the pandemic. ...
