How does Ballad Health sound to you?

Officials with Wellmont Health Systems and Mountain States Health Alliance have settled on a name for their proposed merged health system.

Vote as Americans in November

The day a political legend was made

Workers’ comp offers a lesson about the ‘public option’

How will Valley residents respond to Cooper’s defeat?

The morning following “The Great Valley Runoff” was perhaps the oddest moment of my growing-up years. It was as if we were surrounded by fog as we began that late August Friday.

A close Mercury/Jupiter conjunction set in October

Planet Venus remains low along the west-southwestern horizon this month shortly after sunset.

Good old soap and warm water will do nicely

There’s nothing better than soap and warm water when it comes to washing the germs away. And the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says plain old everyday soap will do just fine.

Yamato Japanese Steakhouse: Still a tradition in Johnson City

Profession of love comes too soon for divorcee now dating

Cyber security is more than a federal issue

Letters: Obamacare's flaws can be fixed

An appreciation for covered bridges, having recently lost one

When I was younger, my family — pool-less at the time — would look for the best swimming spots in the Adirondack Mountain region of upstate New York.

There are bears in the woods and city streets, too

This the first day of autumn — a season when many wild critters are on the move. Yes, there are bears in the woods, but they also can be found in some subdivisions and on city streets.

Lighten the load for students with new digital textbooks

It’s time for local school districts to embrace a new technology that offers the promise of lowering textbook costs, improve test scores and help to lighten the backpacks of students.

Knowing that we all have a story to tell

“Mom, tell me a story.”