Congrats to the genius who designed the so-called improvements to Exit 19 in Abingdon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I am very impressed with the preparations that the Washington County Voter Registrar’s employees have made for early voting this year.
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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Elizabeth Gilbert wrote about “The Last American Man.”
Many politicians from both major political parties campaigned this year on pledges to tackle rising prices, which have made it hard for many Americans to afford basic necessities.
As this session of Congress winds down, it’s important to note its many achievements. The current Congress passed a bipartisan infrastructure package, bipartisan anti-gun violence reform and a COVID relief package. It made historic investments in climate change and health care while holding the former president accountable by exposing the truth behind the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Now that the Thanksgiving recess is over, the 117th Congress has reopened for business with just a few weeks before the 118th Congress will be sworn in.
The United States has an alarming problem: civic negligence. The signs of civic decline and decay are all around us -- threats of extremist violence, book bans and legislative efforts to restrict honest discussions of history in schools.
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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.”
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Our representative in Washington is telling everyone that President Biden is to blame for the baby formula crisis.