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Editorial: Second Amendment sanctuaries would be dangerous

On the surface — which is as far as too many people get anymore when doing research — it sounds like an effort to protect our right to keep and bear arms, an effort we wholeheartedly support. In reality, it supports unrestricted access to weapons by the potentially violent mentally ill and those who are a danger to themselves and others.

Dec 2, 2019 at 11:15 AM
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Editorial: We’ve made donating to the Rescue Fund easier

The Rescue Fund provides holiday food vouchers to needy families screened by the Salvation Army to verify need. The dollar amount of the vouchers is based on the size of each family and the level of donations. The more money that is given, the more families the fund serves.

Nov 29, 2019 at 12:30 PM
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Editorial: School threats spread like wildfire on social media

Several school districts in the region unnecessarily were placed on alert last week because of false threats perpetuated on social media. In the case of Kingsport’s Dobyns-Bennett High School, hysteria was furthered by a viral explosion of misinformation, leading many to believe an active shooter was on campus.

Nov 28, 2019 at 8:30 AM
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Editorial: Smoke detectors should be in your home

Have you made that investment in your home? If not, put smoke detectors in your home this week. And if you already have them remember that the detectors are no good if their batteries are dead. Replace batteries this week. Tennessee is usually among the 20 percent of states with the worst home fire deaths.

Nov 26, 2019 at 10:30 PM
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Editorial: It’s past time to make a decision on Adams

Through its inaction in the case of suspended J.I. Burton High School Head Coach James Adams, the board continues to waste tax dollars. According to one school board member, the Adams case already has cost taxpayers some $50,000.

Nov 25, 2019 at 5:30 PM
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Editorial: You can help spread some holiday cheer

For more than four decades, the Times News has conducted its Rescue Fund to give the region’s neediest families a helping hand over the holidays. It has been successful because residents in this region not only eagerly go out of their way to help those less fortunate, but feel an obligation to do so.

Nov 18, 2019 at 1:45 PM
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Editorial: Pretrial release program could trim jail costs

Even as Sullivan County commissioners were virtually hyperventilating over a new jail and court consolidation that could cost $170 million, they were handed a means of delaying, if not escaping, those inevitable property tax increases. Rather than build more jail cells, let inmates stay home and save money in the process.

Nov 16, 2019 at 3:30 PM
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Editorial: Sullivan County should rejoin PETWORKS

It was a historic moment when PETWORKS – Kingsport Animal Services brought to fruition many years of effort in breaking ground for an adoption center and dog park to rival anything in the region. About this time next year, the new center should be open for business in a building designed for expansion if Sullivan County chooses to rejoin the organization. And that’s exactly what the county should do, regardless of whether it continues to operate its shelter at Blountville.

Nov 13, 2019 at 6:30 PM
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Editorial - The first step in addressing homelessness

“We cannot police our way out of this issue. No city can do that,” Kingsport Police Chief David Quillin recently said. “There has to be a coordinated, comprehensive and collaborative effort where resources are made available for folks who need and want help.”

Sep 30, 2019 at 6:00 PM
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Editorial - New Sullivan County jail is worth the cost

One way to protect the investment taxpayers will be making in the new jail is to get a good second opinion, and the county can do that by bringing back the ad hoc jail committee it created in 2014 to examine long-range solutions to the jail problem.

Sep 4, 2019 at 7:30 PM
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Editorial - McPheeters Bend and Keplar are on borrowed time

Given the county’s financial situation, Keplar and McPheeters Bend should be closed. Emotions say otherwise, but fiscal responsibility clearly indicates a “CLOSED” sign is in order.

Aug 9, 2019 at 6:00 PM
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Editorial - Will you step up to help abandoned pets?

Good Steward won’t just provide a home for abandoned cats and dogs. It won’t just feed them. It will save the lives of these animals until a forever home is found for them.

Jul 3, 2019 at 3:00 PM
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Editorial - Virginia can’t afford to ignore its southwest corner

The GO Virginia Council, a group of business and educational leaders charged with developing growth and diversification plans for each part of the state, reported nearly two years ago that Southwest Virginia was in deep trouble, bordering on regional collapse.

Jun 28, 2019 at 6:00 PM
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Editorial - Sullivan Jail desperately needs more employees

The commission has been debating a request for more funding to pay for additional employees at the jail, a move proponents say would make it safer for both inmates and officers. It also might decrease the risk of lawsuits against what Sheriff Jeff Cassidy says are unconstitutional conditions.

Jun 7, 2019 at 9:45 AM
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Editorial - Ballad Health is overcoming challenges

“Ballad Health’s investment into the region’s labor force continues to be powerful, with Ballad Health expected to spend more than $1 billion on the region’s labor force in the fiscal year,” the company recently said.

Jun 4, 2019 at 3:00 PM
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