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Today's Opinions

  • SCHOOL Scoop: Vision has life-changing potential

    By Leah Rice Watkins

    Dear Roane County School System Stakeholder,

    First, I would like to sincerely thank you for your welcoming me into this community. I have had the opportunity to collaborate with outstanding teachers, parents, county officials, and students since my relocation to Roane County. I thank you for the importance you place upon the education of the students within the county and the pride you have for the work in our schools.

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  • Mega school appears to be a foregone conclusion

    I am somewhat confused by the article about County Executive Ron Woody “School finances fragile” in the June 19 issue of the Roane County News.

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  • A VIEW from LICK SKILLET: Why can Cuba not be forgiven like all others?

    Well, Gentle Reader, we are awash in potential topics this week on the federal side, without even giving a glancing blow to the warrantable topics on the state and county scene, and there is no way we can cover all, or even the majority of them in this column, so we will just start out with the most irritating and most timely of them and see where we wind up.

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  • GOING with the FLO: It’s time we return to conservative heritage

    By FLO CHARLES

    With the shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise and all the turmoil that has surrounded this incident and many more, I felt it was confirmation for me to write about our need return to our conservative principles that have been removed from our school books, leadership and basically most universities.

    Our history is being rewritten in most of our textbooks and our children do not know the heritage of our great nation. Karl Marx said, “Take away the heritage of a people and they are easily persuaded.”

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  • OFF the CUFF: We’re more similar than we think

    Like many of you, I was anxious to find out more about what happened at an Alexandria, Va., neighborhood baseball field where serenity was forever marred by a disturbed man bent on resolving the country’s political division with a firearm.

    Five injured, with the House’s majority whip in critical condition. Our own Rep. Chuck Fleischmann among the Republican lawmakers practicing for a charity game that unites both sides of the aisles for a fun evening of America’s favorite pastime.

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  • Children deserve every opportunity, no matter the cost

    I am writing in regard to the June 19 edition of the Roane County News article, “Woody: School Finances Fragile.”

    Mr. Ron Woody,

    Would you be so kind to explain the industry that might be expanding in Roane County that would be concerned about the tax rate?

    Because in 54 years all I have seen is a decline in industry; but, that has been by choice, unfortunately.

    I have lived here my whole life and was fortunate enough to land a job and stay here. Most anymore do not get that opportunity.

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  • A VIEW from LICK SKILLET: Trump is failure as husband, businessman, etc.

    Gentle reader, near the end of January many folks were imploring everyone to give Mr. Trump a chance before condemning him, and many of us tried, hard as it was, for as we wrote at the time, if he succeeded the nation succeeded, and thus we all succeeded.

    But, as we approach the five months anniversary of the Trump administration, the likelihood of success is fast fading, and the prospect of failure is speedily approaching.

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  • From the EDITOR’S Desk: Speak up about school plan

    I’m not sure why the consolidated school building project has to be completed by 2020 or even 2025 but it might not be approved this year so it might not be completed by 2020.

    In my opinion, the reason the project won’t be funded this year is because the decision has been transferred from the school board to the County Commission.

    The process is now subject to politics, but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

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