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What a country, right? As we celebrate America’s 246th birthday on the Fourth of July, let’s pause and list a few reasons to love America.Thanks to cable TV and YouTube, we can still enjoy the …
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DAVID CARROLL
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6/24/22
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6/24/22
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As the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U. S. Capitol heads into its final public hearings phase, early indications are that despite compelling testimony, the …
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CARL GOLDEN
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6/22/22
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Doctor patient confidentiality is a great thing. It’s necessary. That’s what keeps doctors from spilling the beans on their patients to just anyone.It protects people’s privacy. Think about …
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BARRY CURRIN
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6/22/22
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Readers ask me if I think President Joe Biden can do anything more stupid than he just did. I really wish they would stop asking me, as it seems Biden is taking that as a challenge.There could not be …
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RON HART
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6/22/22
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6/22/22
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My husband, Peter, and I went to our first concert in the park last week.We brought our folding chairs and ate food from the food trucks. The weather was perfect, and the music was good. But …
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CARRIE CLASSON
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6/20/22
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We citizens, as elected officials, try to travel the high road. After all there is not much traffic there! As members of school boards we sign up for a job that is challenging, rewarding and many …
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DAWN ROBINSON
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6/20/22
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While Americans prepare to gather for Independence Day on July 4, there is a silent crisis that threatens the quality of life for every American.Since the start of COVID-19, increasing attention has …
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MATT MACKOWIAK
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6/20/22
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If you clear away the weeds, you can find the tombstone in the corner of the remote cemetery. Barney Graham, it claims, is “gone but not forgotten.”
Eighty-nine years after his murder, I fear …
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BILL CAREY
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6/17/22
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On Father’s Day, 1964, Philadelphia Phillies’ right-hander Jim Bunning pitched a perfect game against the New York Mets in Shea Stadium.Bunning’s two-hour, 10-minute masterpiece ⏤ 90 pitches, …
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JOE GUZZARDI
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6/17/22
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Oh, how our nation has changed in recent years. We have lost more than a million people to a disease that some said would go away in a matter of weeks. We started wearing masks and stopped eating …
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DAVID CARROLL
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6/17/22
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6/17/22
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Dear Editor:
What do people need today?
There is a song that says "People need the Lord, people need the Lord; when will they realize, people need the Lord."
Our nation used to be a …
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6/15/22
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Since baseball’s earliest years, U.S. presidents have been big fans of the national pastime. Among the most avid baseball fans were William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson and Richard M. Nixon. After …
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JOE GUZZARDI
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6/15/22
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Believing a politician cares about you is like believing a stripper at a "Gentleman's Club" out near the airport cares for you. The same people believe a strip joint is a "gentlemen's club." Such is …
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RON HART
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6/15/22
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There are two types of people in the world: Those who say, “I’ll tell you what you should do,” and those to whom it is said.I am almost always in Group 2.The expression comes in several …
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BARRY CURRIN
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6/15/22
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6/15/22
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As the only river in Tennessee that is not part of the Mississippi River system, the Conasauga River is the answer to an interesting trivia question.
It nearly became a lot more than that.
The …
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BILL CAREY
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6/13/22
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I’ve been under some stress lately.I’ve written a novel, and now I have to wait to find someone who thinks it’s worth publishing. (I happen to think it is, for the record.) So, while I wait, I …
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CARRIE CLASSON
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6/13/22
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