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We must do more to promote the COVID vaccine
People just aren’t getting it. The vaccine. It is now widely available to just about anyone who wants one, but in Northeast Tennessee, openings at ... Read more
2 days ago by Our View.
May 9-15 is National Police Week in America
To the Editor: In May America honors police/law enforcement officers. These professionals risk their lives in the line of duty to maintain the safety of ... Read more
2 days ago by Contributed Content.
Legislature needs to say ‘No’ to super court
Legislation creating a so-called super court to hear constitutional challenges would allow Gov. Bill Lee to appoint the three-judge panel and then the attorney general ... Read more
5 days ago by Our View.
Let’s remember our mothers on Mother’s Day
To the Editor: Mother’s Day is May 9. Mothers are special and I enjoy looking at the pictures of mothers in the Elizabethton Star. You ... Read more
5 days ago by Contributed Content.
New Tennessee budget represents investments in education, health care, economic development
BY REP. JOHN HOLSCLAW The House and Senate of the 112th General Assembly on Thursday successfully approved a no-debt $42.6 billion budget that provides strategic ... Read more
5 days ago by Contributed Content.
Masks aren’t killing anyone, but COVID-19 still is
Gov. Bill Lee is ordering the state’s local governments to lift mask mandates in public places and is telling larger counties in Tennessee to lift ... Read more
1 week ago by Our View.
Tn. Legislature sets dangerous precedent with passage of ‘Right to Work’ Constitutional Amendment
To the Editor: With the Tennessee House of Representatives’ final approval of SJR 0002, the Republican supermajority sent a clear message: our state is pro-business ... Read more
1 week ago by Contributed Content.
Reader against red flag gun confiscation law
To the Editor: Because of the mass shootings President Biden said we need more gun control. President Biden signed some executive orders to make buying ... Read more
1 week ago by Contributed Content.
Elizabethton is becoming a place of community of art
Catch a concert at the Bonnie Kate or take in a Saturday night concert at the Covered Bridge Park. Or, how about First Friday in ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Our View.
COVID vaccine did not receive extensive testing
To the Editor: One major problem with the COVID vaccine is that it has never been approved by the FDA basically because it has not ... Read more
