Our Voice
On Labor Day we should be thinking of those unemployed
09:22 PM - Unfortunately the original meaning of Labor Day is lost in the fact that it is “the end of summer” or the “weekend of the first college football game” for many. Read more...
Health care plan raises challenges to constitutionality
09:04 PM - Other than the fact many national leaders think the nation’s new health care plan will eventually bankrupt itself, there are also strong constitutional challenges. Read more...
Consumers pay extra cost for tax plan’s paperwork
06:48 PM - There is a paperwork nightmare tucked into the massive new health care law, and we will pay a high price. Read more...
Handling of illegal immigrants center of controversy
08:52 PM - National concern and controversy are growing over how to handle the 12 million illegal aliens in the United States. Read more...
Concussion may be one of most serious of sports injuries
08:59 PM - Our voice on concussion Read more...
Decoding wheat's genetic sequence is of global importance
08:54 PM - Our voice On wheat's code Read more...
United Way is off to positive start on $1.9 million goal
06:20 PM - United Way of Blount County achieved a very positive launch of the 2010 campaign last week with 28 percent of the $1.9 million goal already raised by the pacesetters who begin a month prior to the main campaign. Read more...
Your Voice
Letter: Extension would 'ruin' county
10:55 PM - Dear Editor: Read more...
Letter: Looking beyond the 'gloom and doom'
10:17 PM - Doom and gloom! The country is going to hell in a hand basket. Just ask Fox News and any Republican politician. Read more...
Letter: Senior Outreach is wonderful program
06:52 PM - Letter writer Martha Allen Moses says Senior Outreach much like family. Read more...
Letter: Interstate 3: Thanks but no thanks
11:01 PM - Letter writer William G. Minser is opposed to the proposed Interstate 3 project. Read more...
Letter: Quick road repairs are appreciated
08:45 PM - Letter writer Roger L. Taylor praises the road workers in Blount County. Read more...
Letter: God bless all of our freedoms
08:44 PM - Letter writer Tutt Bradford says freedom of religion is important. Read more...
Letter: Environmental Impact Statement is clear
08:57 PM - CAPPE president Mike Cook writes to clarify the group’s position. Read more...
Movable type is strange word today
09:53 PM - We were impressed with the gift of Mike and Lee Davis of an early 1900s Chandler-Price printing press and the associated type cases to Maryville College. Read more...