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General Assembly adjourns
Earlier this month, the 107th General Assembly adjourned, and I’m extremely proud of what we’ve accomplished working together. Since unveiling a comprehensive legislative agenda in early January, our administration has focused on key reforms that lower taxes, continue improvement of our state’s education system and enable us to recruit, retain and reward the best and brightest state employees. Over the past several months we’ve worked to: • ...
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Paula Melton
Blue jean woes from the AARP demographic
I have lost count of the years when blue jeans began to shrink, at least away from our waists. First it was just below the belly button and then drifted to the ‘70’s hip-hugging, bell-bottomed jeans I was able to wear at 17 years old and 95 pounds! But that was then. Years have crept by and pounds have made their way onto my too-short body but for a long time I could count on my jeans, albeit a few sizes larger, fitting at the waist. I was e...
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Area Happenings
Book Sale The Claiborne County Public Library will be having its First Annual Spring Book Sale, April 30-May 5 in the basement of the library. Lots of bargains. Nothing over $1.00. Come by and check it out. For more information call 626-5414. Burn Permits The Tennessee Forestry Department is requiring a Burning Permit through May 15. A permit will be available online at burnsafetn.org for small leaves and brush eight feet in diameter on...
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Letters
Thanks to those who helped with house
To the Editor: Lynn and Kenny Seabolt would like to thank each one that had a hand in their new house in Mill Hollow. If it had not been for God first then all of the good people tha have worked s...
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Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: What motivates us to do what we do? We must have a reason. If our heart is right we want to please the Lord in the things we do? What does it take to do these things? We read in the...
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Letter to the Editor
On Sept. 27th two of the National Tea Party groups endorsed Diamond Newt Gingrich for President. Do they really think the American people are dumb enough to elect someone that is stupid enough to ...
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Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor: I would like to give special thanks and recognition to Sheriff David Ray and Detective David Honeycutt, for the work their doing to help inmates on Trustee program, GED education, the...
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Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: The Powell Valley School community, located in Speedwell, Tennessee, would like to recognize the following local professionals for their contribution: John Michael Robertson, MD; C...
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Editorial
Telling the whole story on student loans
President Obama has traveled to campuses across America to talk about student loans, but I am afraid the president is not telling the whole story. If he were to tell the whole story, he would hav...
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The great American road trip is affordable, fun way to spend...
Travel is expensive. With a family, it can be even more expensive. Vacations should be relaxing, a time to get away from the stress of day-to-day life and enjoy your travel companions. The best vac...
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A fix for Congress must run deep
There were plenty of reasons to be somber as we marked the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks recently.
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