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Now is the time to get a flu shot

Getting a flu shot is an important part of preventative medicine. Between 5 percent and 20 percent of the population is stricken with influenza annually.

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Gondolier Baked Chicken Sorrentino
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Mystery Diner

There’s authentic Mediterranean cuisine at Gondolier Italian Restaurant & Pizza

If your palate longs to try the variety and different styles of Mediterranean cuisine, then Gondolier Restaurant & Pizza in Greeneville, Tennessee is where your taste buds can frolic all they want.

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Carter County needs to act now on landfill

Kim Raia, who works with the University of Tennessee’s County Technical Assistance Service, said the county has between two and five years of space left at the current facility.

Yesterday at 12:00 AM
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Kneeling during the anthem is not an issue

When people kneel in prayer are they disrespecting God? When they kneel before a queen are they disrespecting her? When a man kneels before his beloved to ask her to marry him is he disrespecting her?

Oct 19, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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Things you can do to not be SAD

SAD is mainly the result of decreased exposure to sunlight. With less sunlight in the early morning hours and in the evening, our brains produce more melatonin, a hormone that makes us sleepy.

Oct 19, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Saturday's third annual Niswonger Children's Hospital Scarecrow Skedaddle will include a costume contest for kids.
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Good Neighbor

Angel Tree and Christmas Box registration wrapping up

The final two days of registration for Washington and Unicoi county residents in need of Salvation Army Angel Tree gifts for children and Johnson City Press Christmas box food for low-income families and seniors will be held today and Friday at the Appalachian Fairgrounds in Gray.

Updated Oct 18, 2017 at 9:53 PM
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Justice is needed for Tennessee's juveniles

Tennessee lawmakers are finally grappling with an issue they have put off for too long — reforming this state’s juvenile justice system. State House Speaker Beth Harwell and Lt. Gov. Randy McNally created a joint legislative task force earlier this year to develop an evidence-based policy to reform the juvenile justice system.

Oct 18, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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Cassini was a good investment for humanity

Enjoying the benefits from something as wonderful as space exploration ought to also remind us we must invest beyond the next election cycle, maybe even beyond our lifetimes.

Oct 18, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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Question of the Week

Does Johnson City need another middle school?

The Johnson City Board of Education has voted to study a reconfiguration of Indian Trail Intermediate School and Liberty Bell Middle School to create a second middle school in the city. Board members want to hear what the community thinks about adding another middle school.

Oct 16, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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Renaming King Street for Martin Luther King Jr. feels lacking

It just doesn’t seem right. That is about the only thing you can say about the unanimous vote of the Johnson City Planning Commission last week to rename King Street in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Oct 15, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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Congress must give Dreamers a chance

Because President Trump has discontinued the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals program and called on Congress to deal with the issue within the next six months, as concerned citizens we need to act. It is imperative to pass the Dream Act, which has been reintroduced with bipartisan sponsorship in this session of Congress.

Oct 15, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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A feisty 'Liddle Bob' trades shots with Trump

Could this feud with the president be Corker’s dress rehearsal for a bid for the White House in 2020?

Oct 15, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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Community Voices

Militant normalcy has a number of problems

Just what will Make America Great Again? Building a wall won’t. We’re made greater by those we let in, not those we keep out, even if we’re talking about the destitute Irish and Chinese laborers who built the nation’s railroads (controlling the flow is a different matter). Killing trade deals? Please.

Oct 15, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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'Tis the season for Christmas Box registration

The Christmas Box is a partnership with the Johnson City Salvation Army’s Angel Tree shopping adoption program for families in need of assistance with gifts of clothing and toys for their children. Registration for the Christmas Box began Tuesday for residents in Carter County.

Oct 14, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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This is the month to adopt a shelter dog

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals sponsors this event to help homeless millions of animals in shelters all across this country find loving and lasting homes.

Updated Oct 13, 2017 at 10:34 AM