Editorial: Kiffin right to dismiss 3 players, but their crime hard to understand
What is it that makes young people do such stupid, inexplicable things sometimes? Is it the natural growth pattern, a glitch in a brain chemical, peer pressure, momentary lapse in judgment? Hard t...

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Editorial: Living room — Gatlinburg should enforce codes, but it also must do more to create workforce housing
Nobody knows for sure how many so-called “motel people” there are living in Gatlinburg, but it’s surely in the hundreds. These are people classified as homeless by the Census Bureau.

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Dog gone:Miss Ellie didn’t win the big prize, but she and Humane Society are winners nonetheless
It was a long shot at best. Winning popularity contests like this one often is a long shot. But this community is proud of the showing Miss Ellie, the Comedy Barn dog, had in the cutest dog compet...

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Editorial: D.C. sniper executed after only 7 years, but it doesn’t quiet debate
On the iconic and groundbreaking 1970s CBS sitcom “All in the Family,” Edith Bunker was asked by her son-in-law, Michael “Meathead” Stivic, if she believed in capital punishment. Her reply was p...

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Editorial: One day a year to honor veterans doesn’t seem like nearly enough
If every day is Mother’s Day, then surely every day also is Veterans Day. Setting aside one day a year to remember and honor the men and women who wore the uniform seems so insignificant, so inade...

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