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  • Don’t vote for a number

    BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Are President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump too old to be President of the United States? The answer to this question varies and depends on your perspective. This perspective hinges on your expectations of America’s President. Should he or she be able to run up steps? What about walking…

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    Don’t vote for a number

  • Remembering the boys of summer

    BY KYLE LOVERN Growing up in Nolan, it would be a big surprise if you didn’t play baseball and softball. You could have called us the “boys of summer.” We were known for having good softball teams. Those were some of the best times and my greatest memories of growing up in this little hamlet…

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    Remembering the boys of summer

  • ‘The Other Side of Grief’

    Dear Editor: I dedicate this to my granddaughter, Lillie Marie Kirk, from Nana Lynn. Learn the alchemy, true human beings know The moment you accept what troubles you’ve been given; the door will open. Welcome difficulty or failure, it builds character as a familiar comrade. Joke with torment however presented. What does it help to…

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    ‘The Other Side of Grief’

  • Are presidential candidates sinners?

    BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Are the Presidential candidates all sinners? This could be a potential question for an upcoming town hall meeting or debate. Answers from the candidates would be interesting. Would any candidate admit to being a sinner? Would some of them deny ever having sinned? Would they say something like, “I sinned a…

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    Are presidential candidates sinners?

  • Be proud to live in Appalachia

    BY KYLE LOVERN I was talking to an old-timer a few years back, interviewing an elderly person for a story. She lived deep in at the top of a mountaintop above what we call a “holler.” As you might imagine, the view of the mountains was just fantastic. As we sat there and gazed over…

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    Be proud to live in Appalachia

  • Drug court is not a ‘get-out-of-jail’ card

    From the program’s humble beginnings in Martin County with just three participants in a pilot program back in 2003, drug court has evolved, dispelling the misconception that it is a “get-out-of-jail” card. Instead, it has become a transformative force that offers individuals an opportunity to reclaim their lives. Drug court graduation day in Inez symbolizes…

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    Drug court is not a ‘get-out-of-jail’ card

  • Choose your company carefully

    BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE  A friend will do his best to prevent you from driving off a cliff. Your enemy will give you directions to the cliff and happily watch you plunge to your destruction. A friend cares enough to caution you about financial decisions or bad investments. Your enemy will be glad to see…

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    Choose your company carefully

  • Glass soda pop bottles meant money back in the day

    BY KYLE LOVERN Many kids today have money and a steady allowance. They never have to worry about buying things, and that’s OK. But back in the 1960s, we would turn in reusable pop bottles for money. If you lived near a grocery store in most communities, you could turn in those glass bottles for…

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    Glass soda pop bottles meant money back in the day

  • Enjoy your stuff, but be prepared to let it go

    BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE One of the perils of life is putting too much value on “stuff.” Stuff can be about anything. It can consist of what we have or what we don’t have. Much of life is about our stuff. Our house, cars, things in the house. Things around the house and things in…

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    Enjoy your stuff, but be prepared to let it go

  • Remembering fallen heroes

    BY SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER The arrival of Memorial Day has come to feel like the start of summer, especially with so many students’ school years ending across the commonwealth. During the holiday weekend, families across our state will begin their yearly traditions and the memory-making we all enjoy. These moments with family and friends would…

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    Remembering fallen heroes