What is the county going to do with the white elephant?
Sale of the Downtown Centre Courthouse in Johnson City is high on the to-do list for Washington County Mayor George …
Op Ed
Courthouse development, tourist zone could help Jonesborough
A Courthouse Revitalization and Tourist Development Zone for the downtown historic district in Jonesborough is a great idea.
Residents of …
Remembering Nobel prize winner Albert Camus
Another literature Nobel prize recipient — Albert Camus — was remembered in January who died, tragically, in an automobile accident …
Save the stream, skip the station
The two dozen people who attended a public hearing earlier this month concerning an application to relocate a portion of …
Help Haiti any way you can
On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, the Caribbean nation of Haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake, causing a catastrophe of …
EPA should regulate coal combustion waste
The Environmental Protection Agency knew for a long time the public health threats from current coal-ash disposal methods.
In 2002 …
TDOTs road solutions should have more balance
Replacement of the 1907 Clinchfield Railroad single-lane tunnel on Knob Creek Road in Washington County is critical to the needs …
Answer the 2010 Census
Once upon a midnight dreary,
while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten …
U.S. Senate should scuttle Murkowski amendment
When the U.S. Forest Service, under its then Chief Dombeck, initiated a study on areas in the national forests that …
The race is on for better educational opportunities
Gov. Phil Bredesen is exercising his constitutional authority to call for a special session of the Tennessee General Assembly focusing …
WCBA Provides Pro Bono Services
The Washington County Bar Association is to be complemented for its charitable work in 2009 benefiting area institutions and residents. …
Mountaintop mining: The science is irrefutable
In such bitter cold as has held sway in our region these weeks, two cyclists (with a support vehicle) rolled …
Development plans for the wetlands meadow
A guest column in the Johnson City Press in November bore this headline: Finding clean water could be a struggle …
Two New Years resolutions for the Town of Jonesborough
Last week it was suggested that Washington Countys New Years Resolution should be the installation of clean utility water to …