Columns
Why the next president won’t have a mandate
BY JONAH GOLDBERG Let’s skip ahead to after the election. No matter who wins, the next president will…
Columns
Want money? Work and save some
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE The average stock market return has been about 10% every year for nearly the…
Opinions
The importance of flu shots…it’s that time of year
There have always been good reasons to get a flu shot for most people. Vaccinations are important to…
Columns
From a hurting heart: On the execution of Marcellus Williams
BY LAURA FINLEY There’s no other way to write this outside of the extensive curse words I want…
Opinions
Community comes together to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene
Elizabethton and Carter County are 500 to 600 miles from where Hurricane Helene hit in Florida, but cities…
Columns
Extend grace, but you may have to walk away
BY GLENN MOLLETTE We live in an age of addiction and dysfunctional personalities. Lives and families are shattered…
Opinions
Everyday is special…today is National Punctuation Day
There’s a lot of bad news to take in today – Israeli strikes in Lebanon leave more than…
Opinions
Will Trump make America great?
To the Editor: Will Trump make America great? A pastor said, America is near the end – morally,…
Columns
With ballooning deficits, Biden-Harris team is steering nation toward disaster
$35.3 trillion. This massive sum is our national debt – representing more than $100,000 for every man, woman,…
Opinions
Reader says there are benefits to darker sky
To the Editor: As reported in the Star on 9/18/24, a rural resident has spoken to our City…