December 10, 2009 / Opinions

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Blame misplaced ... it’s business

A letter has been circulating since Saturday that seeks to blame the Washington-Wilkes Chamber of Commerce for the author’s perceived notion that “the business hub of the county is rapidly disappearing as stores continue to close.” More...

Book Review

Playing the Enemy By JOHN CARLIN

The quotation on the opening page of this book, subtitled “Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation,” is by Nelson Mandela: “Don’t address their brains. More...

Jefferson’s Jimmy Loggins is real character, man of woods

JEFFERSON – As the crow flies, perhaps a couple of miles from the spot on Jefferson Street where Crawford W. Long discovered anesthesia, there is a community lake where the fish are plentiful and the hospitality is equally abundant. More...