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July 04, 2008
Honor The Spirit Of United States
Today, we celebrate America’s birthday.
July 03, 2008
BVU Board Still Needs Watchdog
Many Bristol Virginia residents harbor deep suspicions about the dealings of the city utility system.
July 02, 2008
Toughen The Law For Dogs-At-Large
The calamity that befell a doctor riding in the Bike Virginia tour here last week was no accident. It was the result of a negligent dog owner.
July 01, 2008
Weak Laws Lead to Plant’s Approval
The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board’s approval of a coal-fired power plant in Wise County comes as no surprise.
June 29, 2008
It’s Time To Play Ball
A compromise is afoot between the town of Abingdon, Va., and Washington County on the new ballfield complex near Interstate 81’s Exit 22.
Wanted: Your Letters
Have you ever seen a news story, letter to the editor or an editorial position taken by this newspaper and become enraged?
June 28, 2008
Gun Rights, Big ERs And Judicial Outrage
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday avowed for the first time in the court’s 218-year history that the Constitution protects a citizen’s right to a gun.
June 25, 2008
Records More Open
All Tennesseans scored a major legislative victory last month when the General Assembly finally voted to improve one of the country’s worst open records laws.
June 22, 2008
Let States Decide Whether To Allow Offshore Drilling
More than two decades ago, Congress declared much of the nation’s coastal waters off limits to oil companies.
June 21, 2008
Open Records, Snacks And Savings
High gas prices haven’t just hurt household budgets; they threaten to break the bank for local governments as well.
June 19, 2008
Stricter Standards
Virginia regulators won’t roll over and play dead for Dominion Power Co. after all.
June 18, 2008
Selling Snake Oil
As gas prices have soared, Americans have cast about for someone to blame.
June 17, 2008
Rocky Economy But Not For All
General Motors’ stockholders and its rank-and-file workers are among those feeling the pain of the rocky economy.
June 15, 2008
Kaine’s Power Plant Dilemma
For some months, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has carefully stayed out of the controversy surrounding Dominion Power Co.’s proposed coal-fired plant in Wise County.
June 14, 2008
Fox News Faux Pas, And A Tomato Scare
We learned this week that U.S. life expectancy is at an all-time high – 80.7 years for women and 75.4 years for men.
June 13, 2008
Missing The Point About Earmarks For Campaign Donors
Desperate to defend his highly suspect fundraising and earmarking practices, U.S. Rep. David Davis lashed out at this newspaper Wednesday.
June 12, 2008
Not Equal Partners On Sports Complex
From its inception, the Abingdon-Washington County sports complex deal has favored the town.
June 11, 2008
Time To Tear Down The Robert E. Lee
In its glory days, the Robert E. Lee Motel must have been a haven for weary travelers on Lee Highway.
June 10, 2008
Mitchell to Region: Sorry for Stupidity
Four days after she stereotyped the region’s residents as “rednecks,” veteran NBC newswoman Andrea Mitchell apologized.
June 08, 2008
Campaign Cash With Strings
Facing a credible challenge from within his own party ranks, U.S. Rep. David Davis, R-Tenn., has been a busy little money-raising bee.
June 07, 2008
Some Progress On Climage Change
Summer is still more than two weeks away, but the region has been sweltering in unseasonable heat since Thursday.
June 06, 2008
EDITORIAL:NBC News’ Mitchell wrong to disrespect Appalachia with ‘redneck’ comment
As Barack Obama was wrapping up his speech in Bristol, veteran NBC news reporter Andrea Mitchell was engaging in the most egregious sort of stereotyping.
Obama Throws Down Gauntlet On Health Care
Barack Obama’s campaign stop in Bristol had the atmosphere of a pep rally, but it wasn’t all adulation and happy talk.
Mitchell Was Wrong To Mock Appalachia
NBC news reporter Andrea Mitchell should be reprimanded by her bosses. A sincere, public apology also is in order.
June 05, 2008
Obama Has Work To Do To Capture Region’s Hearts
Just a day and a half after securing the Democratic nomination, Sen. Barack Obama brings his presidential campaign to Southwest Virginia – not the friendliest of environs.
June 04, 2008
Up, Up And Away
For the second time in as many years, Appalachian Power Co. is asking for permission to raise rates.
June 03, 2008
Battle of the Former Governors
Virginia Republicans have pinned their hopes of holding Sen. John Warner’s seat on the unlikely shoulders of former Gov. Jim Gilmore.
Gilmore, one of the least popular governors in recent memory, will face one of the state’s most popular former executives, Democrat Mark Warner. The contest shouldn’t be close.
June 01, 2008
Costly Necessities Means More People Are Struggling
By official measures, the U.S. economy appears to have turned a corner – potentially averting a recession.
May 31, 2008
Court Delays And Roaming Bears
Howard Hawk Willis, accused of killing and dismembering two Georgia teenagers in Johnson City in 2002, will go to trial in July in spite of his latest effort to postpone his date with justice.
May 30, 2008
Getting Away With Murder?
Charlie Stiltner Sr. will spend just a year behind bars in connection with the death of Christa Brae Hart in 2002.
