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General Assembly passes $52.8 billion budget
Members of the 113th General Assembly last week fulfilled their constitutional duty with the passage of a $52.8…
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Today is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
While today is being celebrated as National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, everyday there is an opportunity in…
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Men and mass shootings 25 years after Columbine
BY ROB OKUN Maybe there won’t be a copycat mass shooting to grotesquely mark the 25th anniversary of…
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Earth Day calls attention to the trash we generate
Every day, we toss things into the trash – styrofoam cups and plates, plastic bottles and drinking straws,…
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When anti-Israel activists shut down American streets, there must be consequences
America is a nation of law and order. Yet, more and more, we are seeing U.S. cities overrun…
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Congress must demonstrate what it takes to succeed
BY GLENN MOLLETTE Life is fragile and doesn’t last long, so we should try to enjoy every day. …
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Celebrating community, one conversation at a time
BY MELINDA BURRELL Walking home one evening, I came to an intersection. A family and a couple were…
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Arts thriving in Elizabethton community
Elizabethton is fast becoming known for its arts. The city will now be home to a couple of…
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Survival without bombs or borders
BY ROBERT KOEHLER An enormous flash, a mushroom cloud, multi-thousands of human beings dead. We win! Nuclear weapons…
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Courts, law enforcement must address domestic violence
District Attorney General Steven Finney in recent days has addressed the ongoing problem of domestic violence and repeat…