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July 05, 2009
UVa-Wise Convocation Center Will Benefit Region
The University of Virginia’s College at Wise took another leap forward when it broke ground last week on a $30 million
convocation center.
July 04, 2009
Steady Growth, Stiff Sentence, Texting Ban
After eight months of recounts and court battles, Republican Norm Coleman conceded to Democrat Al Franken in Minnesota’s contested Senate race on Tuesday.
July 02, 2009
Investigation Clearly Needed
We applaud the Virginia State Police for investigating accusations that Abingdon-based magistrates falsified documents to steer bail bonds to a relative.
June 30, 2009
Real Lesson For VI, Bristol
Two years after a financial crisis threatened to close its doors, Virginia Intermont College has raised nearly $12 million and won back unqualified accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
June 28, 2009
Smith/Packett Eldercare Proposal Covers All the Bases
Smith/Packett Med Com LLC has spent more than three years mounting a coalition of support for its plan to build a tiered elder-care project in Abingdon.
June 27, 2009
Aid To Food Bank, Life Bans In Soccer
Patrons of the Barter Theatre in Abingdon donated 1,550 pounds of food to the Southwestern Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank by bartering their way into several shows in June.
June 25, 2009
Reviews Will Help All Breathe Easier In Va.
Increased ozone and soot pollution is sickening Virginians with breathing problems and keeping them indoors, especially in summer.
June 20, 2009
ROTC, Callous Signs, Lost Business, Hypocrisy
The University of Virginia’s College at Wise will offer an Army Reserve Officer Training Corps program this fall, now that it has partnered with East Tennessee State University to provide commissioned and non-commissioned officers for the program.
June 18, 2009
Police Botched Investigation
When a journalist breaks his word to a source, he loses all credibility and ceases to be a viable prober for the truth.
June 16, 2009
An Apology To Community Of Sugar Grove, Smyth Co.
There’s a reason why daily newspapers historically have been called the “daily miracle.”
June 14, 2009
Tobacco Regulation Will Save Lives, Money
We strongly support the measures in the new federal tobacco legislation because the FDA will be able to regulate the contents of tobacco products, make their ingredients public, prohibit flavoring, require larger warning labels and strictly control or prohibit marketing campaigns, especially those geared toward children.
June 13, 2009
Life Lessons, New Look & D.C. Horror
An elderly gunman, who authorities said has a long history of violence and anti-Semitism, shot and killed a security guard inside the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday before being shot by other officers.
June 12, 2009
Tear Down This Marquee!
A reader alerted us late Wednesday to this sign, photographed Thursday outside the Hi Lo Burger Drive In, on Lee Highway in Abingdon. It reads: “Kevins a retard.”
June 11, 2009
‘Nice guy’ Deeds crushed competition
After appearing for months to be running from behind, Creigh Deeds crushed two Democratic rivals Tuesday to garner the Democratic nomination for governor.
Quit squabbling over codes, pass energy bill
The Tennessee Clean Energy Future Act returns to the floor of the Tennessee House today and we urge members to get behind it.
June 07, 2009
FOSTER HUMOR COLUMN: My Brush with a Pothead Parachutist and His Coonskin Hat
I recently marked the 20th anniversary of the dumbest thing I’ve ever done. There were no champagne toasts or high-fives or whatever the kids are doing these days, just appreciation that I lived to recount this event.
June 06, 2009
Selfless Bride, Rolling Meth Lab & Swine Flu Death
A Connecticut bride, who was traveling home after her wedding reception, rushed inside a burning house to help save a family, while still wearing her wedding gown.
June 05, 2009
Moran Pick A Ploy By OpenCarry.org
A gun-rights group is encouraging Republicans, libertarians and independents to vote for Brian Moran in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for governor, claiming Virginians deserve two gun-rights advocates to face off in the fall election.
June 03, 2009
Prickly Questions On Race, Gender
Looking at her strong academic background and 17 years on the federal bench, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic woman nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, appears to be an exceptionally qualified candidate.
May 30, 2009
Guilt, Safety, Theft & Street Paving
A Greeneville man was sentenced to eight years in prison May 22 after pleading guilty to crashing into a woman’s home and leaving her with head injuries that later caused her death.
May 29, 2009
Case Deserves Action After 24 Years
Criminal Court Judge Robert H. Montgomery should be commended for his caution in sending a complicated murder case to an appellate court for a review before allowing the prosecution to go forward.
May 28, 2009
Yuchi Bill Stuck In Summer Study
Summer study sounds like a diligent examination over vacation months, but it’s actually political Siberia.
May 26, 2009
House Could Consider Yuchi Bill Today
The Tennessee House of Representatives could vote today to give state recognition to local Yuchi Indians who want that validity for their heritage.
May 23, 2009
Credit Help, Fewer Stops, VT Memorial
Credit card consumers will soon see fewer fees and more explanation thanks to the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights that has passed both houses of Congress.
May 22, 2009
Energy Compromise A Great Step Forward
The American Clean Energy and Security Act unveiled this week is not perfect, but it’s a smart step toward reducing carbon emissions without destroying American industry and jobs.
May 20, 2009
Skimpy Turnout
Only about 15 percent of registered voters in Bristol and Kingsport, Tenn., voted in local elections Tuesday, according to preliminary turnout numbers.
May 19, 2009
Today is Election Day
Today is Election Day for municipal races in Bristol, Tenn., and Bluff City, Tenn.
Dowd’s Dunderheaded Move
When we were in elementary school, public school teachers beat a simple lesson into their charges’ heads: Plagiarism is lying.
May 17, 2009
Bristol, Tenn., School Board Endorsements
Bristol, Tenn., voters have candidates running in four districts for the Board of Education races May 19. Voters can select one candidate in each district.
To Err is hman; but Here, We Correct It
A Bristol, Tenn., reader hand-writes me regular complaints, sometimes two in the same week. This gentleman is bright, prolific, tenacious and decidedly biased for all things conservative.
