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Travelers, race fans, must face speed cameras in Bluff City
Congress, not EPA, should take action
Rhythm & Roots has amazing lineup
Child may take years to get over abuse
No easy answers for Virginia road needs
Racing wreck was no ‘accident’
Local hospitals, patients need Medicaid funds
Virginia Intermont College news, lack of detail, troubling
Neighbors give generously in time of need
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Leyendecker Exhibit Opens Sunday In Abingdon
Sep 25, 2009 - 04:09 pmI chuckled as I read some of the promotional literature about Joseph Christian Leyendecker, an accomplished American illustrator whose works are on display, beginning Sunday, at the William King Museum in Abingdon.
Neighbors, Workers Need Answers
Sep 23, 2009 - 04:09 pmWith workers complaining of headaches, nausea and nosebleeds, and neighbors complaining of bad odors, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality must quickly isolate the cause of what is sickening some manufacturing workers in Abingdon.
How Many Of Us Still Limping Along?
Sep 18, 2009 - 05:09 pmHow many of us have joined the ranks of the financially walking wounded? A year after Lehman Brothers collapsed and the economic crisis began in earnest, the American economy is still gasping for breath and many Americans are reporting substantial personal stress, ongoing financial problems and skepticism that any proposed reforms will have lasting effects.
Virginia Intermont College Marks 125 Years On Thursday
Sep 16, 2009 - 04:09 pmFrom its humble beginnings in a large home in Glade Spring in 1884, and the construction of its original building in Bristol, completed in 1893, Virginia Intermont College today has grown into an unprecedented educational and economic institution in the city.
Rhythm & Roots A Driving Force
Sep 15, 2009 - 05:09 pmAfter almost a decade, Bristol’s Rhythm & Roots Reunion has become a can’t-miss, musical powerhouse event, this year drawing more than 150 bands and individual performers and fans from at least 30 states and five foreign countries.

