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Today's Opinions

  • Gypsum pond leak does not bode well

    It was disturbing to learn Wednesday that Kingston Fossil Plant’s new gypsum pond is leaking — just two years after the December 2008 ash disaster.
    That disaster changed the face of Roane County for many — both inside and outside the area.
    We have heard promises from state environmental officials that this gypsum containment system would be different and safer.
    With seepage showing this early on, we’re not feeling very confident about their claims.

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  • OFF THE CUFF: Say what?!? High school source of quotes passion

    I’m a sucker for a good quote.

    I often call them “quotable quotes.” And I’m not picky. I bounce from the profound to the ironic to the offbeat to the humorous to the colorful ... and then back again.

    My passion for words probably plays a big part in it. Combine that with a journalistic mind, and you have someone who is constantly milling through life looking for someone to utter memorable phrases and/or sentences.

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  • IMPRESSIONS by Johnny Teglas

    Folks here at the newspaper get called some interesting names other than the ones our parents gave us.
    We accept this as an occupational hazard.
    But a couple of times a year, we don’t mind it so much.
    That’s because we turn into bonafide ding-a-lings.
    Yep, you got it. For those who might enjoy critically pointing out that we don’t have a clue, I say here’s your chance.

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  • Reasons for slow growth in Roane County?

    “Obviously, the economy is a reason,” County Commissioner Ron Berry said when he heard about Roane County’s relatively slow population growth rate of 3.1 percent over the past decade.
    If Berry is talking about the overall economic slump, then it would be difficult to explain why Loudon County’s (19.5) population shot up around six times the rate of Roane’s, or Monroe’s (17.6) at more than five times the rate.
    Then there is Meigs (11) and Rhea (9.2), each with a substantially higher growth rates.

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  • A view from Lick Skillet by Gerald Largen

    Regular reader, you will recall that in the column entitled “Social Security not to blame for deficit or debt”, published 19 November, we wrote at length on the fact that the Social Security programme does not contribute to the deficit nor to the debt, and explained how the so-called “Unified Budget” caused many to be confused about this fact.

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  • Here’s a gift that could be enjoyed by community

    After many years of discussion, planning and hope, the first phase of the Kingston Public Library’s renovation and expansion project is under way.
    Our first step in the $150,000 renovation program is to remodel the Truman D. Anderson Discovery Center and Meeting Room.
    As many of you already know, the library has received a $19,000 grant to place a state-of-the-art computer lab at the library.
    This lab will enable us to offer computer training and other vital programs to our patrons and community.

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  • Granddaughter separated from family kept safe

    I would like to thank the ladies who came to the aid of my granddaughter at the Rockwood Christmas Parade.
    You held her in your arms and kept her safe until we found her.
    Again, thank you with all my heart.
    Shelia Steele, on behalf of
    the family of Makayla Green

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  • Give Kingston employees bonus from scrap sale

    Things are tight all over.
    With that in mind, we can understand the debate over a recent proposal to sell scrap metal the city of Kingston has accumulated in order to give employees an extra pay boost.
    The idea, proposed by Councilman Kevin McClure, would raise enough to add an extra $98 or so to the approximately $400 bonus each employee will receive. Other than the bonus, the employees are not getting a raise.
    Normally, we might agree with Councilman Brant Williams that the scrap-metal money could be put to better use.

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