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Get ready to set your clocks back; Daylight saving time ends this weekend

Daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 3. That means most Americans will set their clocks back an hour,…

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It’s OK to talk about your mental health

BY CHRIS HOUSTON Nobody would hesitate to explain that they missed hockey practice due to a broken leg.…

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After Hurricane Helene, Tennesseans are meeting their neighbors where they are

On the north bank of the Nolichucky River in Telford, Tenn., sits Plum Grove. Between 1796 and 1801,…

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Give peace a chance? Three developments that might lead to talks

BY MEL GURTOV Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented a week or so ago: “We will do to…

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Halloween comes early for many in the community with Trunk-or-Treat 

Halloween is not until Thursday on the calendar, but many churches are celebrating the event this weekend with…

Columns

No, the student loan crisis is not an ‘emergency’

BY THOMAS KNAPP “The student loan crisis,” Sabrina Cereceres writes at The Nation, “is a national emergency, and…

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Reader: Plant-based diet is the best way to avoid diet risk

To the Editor: There is a problem with our food systems. The recent E. coli outbreak linked to…

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It’s time for the churches to carry on the relief effort

To the Editor: Our disaster workers, I’m sure, could use some fresh helpers, especially those who are skilled…

Columns

It’s time to share drug savings with Medicare patients

BY KENNETH THORPE A simple reform to Medicare’s prescription drug program could put billions of dollars back into…

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We must help our own when there is suffering and need

BY GLENN MOLLETTE Hurricane Helene hit our Southeastern, United States like a blanket of bombs that just kept…