Schools should be the focus
EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is Jonesborough Mayor Chuck Vest’s first installment of his new monthly column in the Herald & …
Op Ed
Father of the Bird: Fatherhood runs the gamut among world’s birds
By BRYAN STEVENS
Since we honored fathers this week with a special day, I thought it might be a good …
Taking a closer look at nature’s ‘unprecedented’ rate of decline
By LORELEI GOFF
Imagine a world where about one million species of animals and plants have died. Much of …
Ducks, goats in the spring build rich childhood memories
By MARINA WATERS
Growing up, Ward’s Feed Store was a sort of magical place. On the outskirts of downtown …
Protecting our rivers of life: The Nolichucky
By LORELEI GOFF
Rivers sustain life. They provide water to vegetation, creatures and humans. They serve as a means …
A message from the mayor — Jonesborough: ‘We have so much of which to be proud’
I’ve been honored to be the Mayor of Jonesborough this past year and it’s a blessing to write this letter …
A message from the mayor — Washington County: Education, commerce, heritage remain the keys
I appreciate the invitation to reflect on the past and talk a little about what I see for the future. …
How does your garden grow?
By LORELEI GOFF
In the last column we covered some of the many ways gardening benefits us and the environment. …
Looking through a different lens: New columnist promises to find story behind the faces
By CAMEO WATERS
When I ask someone to tell me their story, I never truly receive a straight answer — …
Eating the elephant just one bite at a time
By LORELEI GOFF
Sometimes looking at a large problem can feel overwhelming, leading us to ask, “Why bother trying …
Climate bill pays dividends
By Lorelei Goff
We started off 2019 with a conversation about why we have reason to hope for the future …
Think twice before embarking on your own version of ‘Wedding Crashers’
By MARINA WATERS
It can be nerve-wracking walking into a room full of strangers knowing you won’t recognize one …
Remembering to thank our friends – the forests and their trees
By FRANCES LAMBERTS
In a timely article in Scientific American on December 5, the author, Han de Groot, states that …
Nuclear war and a world yearning for peace
By FRANCES LAMBERTS
On Veterans Day, an Associated Press article reported on the Armistice which ended World War I. Focused …
The soothsayer report on the climate
By FRANCES LAMBERTS
In his tragic-hero play, “Hamlet,” recently performed at ETSU, Shakespeare confronts us with the notion of …
Election politics and environmental protection
By FRANCES LAMBERTS
Fifteen years ago, Johnson City made productive use of the methane from its Iris Glen landfill. Vented …
Ups, downs for monarch butterflies
By FRANCES LAMBERTS
A stinging nettle patch produced new caterpillars not seen before, of the Eastern comma butterfly, in September. …
Make vehicles more fuel-efficient
By FRANCES LAMBERTS
An unexpected accident gave me first-hand experience over two months with what President Trump’s auto mileage rollback …
Advocates for a clean energy revolution
By FRANCES LAMBERTS
We no longer use whale oil to light our homes because Thomas Edison came along, developed the …
The Endangered Species Act needs no Trumpian ‘Reform’
By FRANCES LAMBERTS
Perhaps it was with maintaining the precious heritage of wild nature and its creatures in mind that …