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Travelers, race fans, must face speed cameras in Bluff City
Congress, not EPA, should take action
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Child may take years to get over abuse
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Local hospitals, patients need Medicaid funds
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Ridiculous Speeding Ticket Excuses
Aug 28, 2009 - 05:08 pmA big thumbs down for this story that made all the local outlets and went nationwide thanks to the Associated Press. Scott Gibson, 56, of Rogersville, Tenn., was clocked going 66 mph in a 55 mph zone by a Mt. Carmel speed camera. He was mailed a ticket.
Posted by Suzanne Tate Dental Problems Are Serious Health Issue
Aug 25, 2009 - 04:08 pmLanding on the list of the wealthiest or healthiest would be so much nicer, but our region is not making national news in those areas.
Wellness Needs To Become Focus
Aug 21, 2009 - 06:08 pmObviously no one wants to be obese or an addict, as Jerry Miller told the crowd gathered Thursday for a health care forum in Abingdon. But obesity and addiction are crippling problems locally and doctors can – and should – do more to help patients improve their lives.
Make Reasoned Points Without Unreasonable Behavior
Aug 18, 2009 - 04:08 pmDon’t be surprised if the health care forum hosted by U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher early Thursday in Abingdon follows a similar pattern already seen across the country – protesters, anger and jeering.
Bristol Child Abuse Case Defies Logic
Aug 12, 2009 - 03:08 pmThe extreme nature of the child abuse case reported in Bristol, Va., this week – a 6-year-old girl allegedly bound for weeks and frightened with toy snakes and spiders as punishment for taking food – seems to defy logic.
