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Editorial: Should tempting thieves get you ticketed?

If you leave your keys in an unattended car in Birmingham, Ala., you could find a ticket waiting for you. Should Kingsport and Sullivan County do likewise? Kingsport has nearly three times the national rate of auto thefts, which means residents are paying an inordinate amount for city police to investigate them.

Feb 18, 2019 at 1:56 PM
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Lee County School Board takes on state over guns

The Lee County School Board could not be more physically removed from the halls of state government in Richmond, nor any more politically relevant. But in its effort to protect school children, the board is making waves nationally and not just for its David vs. Goliath legal squabble.

Jan 24, 2019 at 9:30 PM
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Is it time for medical cannabis in Tennessee?

The proposed bill would allow qualified patients to obtain medical cards if they are diagnosed with specific medical conditions and purchase products from companies that are licensed by Tennessee and owned by Tennesseans to cultivate, process and dispense cannabis.

Jan 22, 2019 at 2:14 PM
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We mostly agree with Kingsport’s legislative requests

Because the cities are the engines of economic development, without which the state and its regions would stagnate, we generally look with favor upon the requests of Tri-Cities municipalities, but not entirely, this year at least.

Jan 11, 2019 at 8:00 PM
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Too many babies are born addicted to drugs

One of the little-known costs to society of drug addiction was revealed in a recent meeting of the Kingsport Board of Education where officials cited increased spending to provide special education services to children affected by neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS.

Jan 8, 2019 at 3:31 PM
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Kingsport should swing for the fences on new stadium

In the three years since the ONEKingsport process began, little of substance has followed it, and because of that, momentum has been lost and confidence eroded. To regain it, the BMA must sink teeth into something on the scale of MeadowView or the Academic Village, something unique to the region.

Jan 4, 2019 at 6:30 PM
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A conflict of faith and oath of office in Hawkins County

Tecky Hicks is pastor of First Baptist Church of Surgoinsville and a God-fearing man who is to be respected for his deep and abiding faith as spiritual leader of his congregation. As a member of the Hawkins County Board of Education, he took an oath which he now says he will not stand by.

Dec 28, 2018 at 11:28 AM
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Thanks to whoever returned the Baby Jesus

Too bad a camera wasn’t pointing at the Nativity on Church Circle. Or, maybe it was, which is why whoever stole the Baby Jesus figurine returned it. Perhaps it was just a prank. Or it may have been just another theft related to illegal drug use.

Dec 27, 2018 at 12:42 PM
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Editorial: Give Engage Tri-Cities a chance to repair Hog Wild site

Does Kingsport stand opposed to a needed and worthwhile effort that will help create jobs for the homeless? If there’s any justification for that, we can’t imagine what it would be. 

Dec 6, 2018 at 3:00 PM
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Editorial: Ballad’s plan merits full support of the region

Votes by political entities in the region opposing Ballad Health’s reorganization ignore reality. They express a desire to keep regional hospital services much as they are, when status quo has been shown to be unsustainable.

Updated Dec 3, 2018 at 1:53 PM
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Editorial: Ballad Health makes a smart branding move

Residents of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia may have expected big Ballad Health signs to pop up throughout the region on the hospitals that it operates. That’s the typical approach that big organizations take when they pick up other businesses. But that’s not the direction Ballad has chosen.

Nov 13, 2018 at 8:50 AM
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Editorial: And so it goes in Hawkins County politics

In reporting on the Aug. 2 general election, we wrote, “If Hawkins County voters were looking for change, that’s what they got Thursday night.” It’s too early to determine long-term change in Hawkins County politics under this new administration and commission, but there is something that apparently hasn’t changed.

Nov 7, 2018 at 1:05 PM
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Editorial: Hog Wild Saloon should get a new lease on life

The city pulled the power and gas meters from the building, and soon after, the owners of the business agreed to surrender their beer permit and liquor license. In August, the city ordered the building’s owner, businessman Paul Bellamy, to demolish the building within 60 days.

Oct 24, 2018 at 12:13 PM
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Editorial: It’s time to throw away the rod, Tennessee

Hawkins County is the latest system in the region to not just spare, but throw away the rod. But there remain too many Tennessee school districts, including Washington, Hancock and Greene counties, which continue to allow teachers and administrators to physically punish children.

Oct 22, 2018 at 3:00 PM
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It makes sense to have Narcan in our schools

The federal government’s so-called war on drugs began in that time with the hope of eradicating the use of soft and hard drugs. The effort failed, and now we find Sullivan County schools joining others nationwide in stocking Narcan, a lifesaving drug that reverses the effects of opioid overdoses.

Sep 20, 2018 at 9:00 PM
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