Congrats to the genius who designed the so-called improvements to Exit 19 in Abingdon.
- Stephen Jett | Abingdon, Virginia
The town of Abingdon has determined to sell their former visitors center site, the impressive century-plus-old Hassinger House, a property abutting our Veterans Memorial Park.
- Ken Spangler | Blountville, Tennessee
In my opinion, as lay people, we don’t have all the information to protect us from contracting this virus. Yes, handwashing is critical. Social distancing of at least 6 feet is helpful, 10 feet even better.
- Kel BasAvraham | Abingdon, Virginia
This is a voting story. I’m deliberately submitting it BEFORE we know the results of the 2020 presidential election. This year I had three friends, all previous NONVOTERS, cast their vote, in part perhaps because I kept talking about how important voting is.
- J.C. Morris | Bristol, Tennessee
I would like to comment on a story that was in the Bristol Herald Courier on Sept. 20. It stated that flyers were being circulated in Abingdon calling Ruth Bader Ginsburg a witch.
- William Boone | Meadowview, Virginia
I am very impressed with the preparations that the Washington County Voter Registrar’s employees have made for early voting this year.
- Jan Hurt | Abingdon, Virginia
The decision to wait or push this through will clearly show the ethical and moral values of the Republican Party as it exists now.
The town of Abingdon has determined to sell their former visitors center site, the impressive century-plus-old Hassinger House, a property abutting our Veterans Memorial Park.
As a great-granddaughter of John Hassinger, I have been asked for some input on the controversy over whether to keep or sell his house. I question whether a short-term fix outweighs the long-term effect of selling the house and property.
No one has done more to harm the people of the Ninth District than Congressman Morgan Griffith.
If you are a Republican worried about socialism and you plan on getting the $1,400 COVID relief check from the U.S government, trash it, don’t cash it.
It has been gratifying to see the Bristol Herald Courier’s and Washington County News’ recent articles on issues concerning historic buildings in Abingdon, including the handsome 1840s Dooley House.
Hey, Abingdon! Today you took down three magnificent sycamores on Court Street, and about a week ago, another tree on Main Street — one that didn’t even have a yellow notice on it, if memory serves — got the axe.
In 1962, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, while pounding his shoe on a desk, stated in anger that the communists would take the United States without firing a shot.
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Why is Congress protecting untraceable weapons?
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The shadow of press repression is spreading around the world. In the past decade, the number of journalists detained and imprisoned has soared as governments seek tighter control over the media. What started as a crackdown first by dictatorships and then by illiberal democracies is expanding to onetime bastions of civil liberties.
Donald Trump has chosen to govern as a wartime president. But history shows that military strength abroad rarely saves a president who is losing control of the political battlefield at home.
Let's state the obvious: We're at war with Iran.
To say I was shocked was a really good understatement when I read that Ron Raccuia was “fired” (yes, fired without explanation) from the Buffalo Bills, and without any real public explanation as to why. Here’s a man who probably is solely responsible for not only bringing the new stadium to Orchard Park but keeping the Bills here for the next 30 years or so (with a shout-out to Gov. Kathy Hochul and Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz). So why did the Bills send him to the curb after this? I’m sure many other Bills fans want to know why. What am I missing here?
At a Meet and Greet event hosted by the Washington County Democratic Committee in the Tyler Magisterial District on Sunday, May 1, Sheriff Blake Andis falsely asserted that three students had overdosed on gummies at Abingdon High School the previous week.
Morgan Griffith wants Roe v. Wade overturned so that control over abortion can be returned to the “states and the people.”
I read with interest an article outlining the possible extension of Amtrak passenger rail service to Southwest Virginia.