Columns
Putting war and peace on the ballot
BY ROBERT KOEHLER The corporate media report on elections – especially the biggie coming up – as though…
Columns
Most Americans are facing some level of financial stress
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE The average house payment in America today is $2,883 on a 30-year mortgage. The…
Opinions
There’s nothing quite like high school football season
Well, football fans. It’s back! Given the hot, steamy summer, it’s hard to believe Friday marks the beginning…
Columns
Election 2024: A step back from the permanent campaign?
BY THOMAS L. KNAPP “What if our campaigns were much, much shorter?” Ben Smith asks at Semafor. “The…
Columns
Living in peace and being good Americans
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Millions of Democrats went to the polls in state primaries to cast their votes…
Opinions
School is in session, patience is urged by everyone
The school bell rang for the first time this year last week, and by this week, school buses…
Columns
Why is Iran at the Olympics?
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) wrote the following op-ed in OutKick questioning why Iran – a country plotting…
Opinions
Clinical psychologist concerned about chronic diseases
To the Editor: I am a clinical psychologist who has been working with children and their families since…
Columns
What unions learn from failure
BY JOEL SCHLOSBERG As Americans take August to process the presidential race upheavals of July, the most consequential…
Opinions
Advantages of living and shopping in a small town
Small towns such as Elizabethton may not be the home of multinational corporations, shopping malls, or the seemingly…