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A day in history Who is going to forget what happened at Virginia Tech. It's a sad day that each of us will remember forever. My first thoughts were of our school system, as was those that called me to comment on the tragedy. Sending our...
I read with great interest your article on the juvenile hnt. I am a retired school teacher, who can tell you of the great importance of the father-son relationship. One could easily see, in their faces, the bound between Bill and Andrew Kidd. Many...
If Jesus Christ were traveling the roads of America today like He did the roads of Galilee , healing the sick, driving out money changers, raising the dead and preaching love your enemies, He would be facing a lot of jail time. Homeland Security...
It's no secret many Seymour residents believe we should be incorporated for a variety of reasons, but the most compelling one is for safety. Especially at Zaxby's. Enter at your own risk. In a discussion of incorporating Seymour,...
To the Editor: Compromise is something long forgotten in today's world of "my way" mentality. What if compromise meant both parties could get their way? What...
If Melissa McGuire is convicted of drugging her husband William with chloral hydrate (a sedative also used as a date-rape drug) obtained through a prescription written by the doctor she'd been sleeping with, then shooting him and dismembering...
Editorials may cause some readers to believe that the rest of the publication they are reading is of a similar ideology or persuasion. This is rarely the case and is certainly not so with this newspaper or the web site. These are my opinions...
Beginning on February 26, the news and entertainment media have fired a stunning barrage of criticism at religious beliefs, religious practice, and religious symbols. Nothing is too sacred to attack this year, not even the most crucial...
As I sit here in the condo in Destin, Florida, actually Fort Walden Beach, I am still working believe it or not. My kids are having fun and it's neat running into many other local Seymour and Knoxville area vacationers here. This is a great...
The residents of Seymour that were here 30 years ago have been over-shadowed by the tremendous influx of new inhabitants and the associated “baggage”. With the new residents has come commerce. Businesses have constructed new buildings and...
What’s that really mean? What are the people of the United States of American or Knox County really saying when they vote in Term Limits? And why isn’t term limits passed in Sevier County? After all, if it’s good enough for the President...
I must have struck a nerve with my comments in last week’s issue. I can’t tell you how many people have told me that they agree with everything in the article. In case you’re getting like me and don’t remember what last...
by Philip Emeagwali emeagwali.com Speech delivered at the University of Alberta, Canada I once believed that capital was another word for money, the accumulated wealth of a country or its people. Surely, I thought, wealth is determined by the...
A few leaders in states across the country are stepping up to discuss how to achieve universal coverage for health care. At the same time, many on the Right are trying to define \”health care coverage\” to mean bare-bones care with...
I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who made Sevierville’s 44th Annual Christmas Parade possible. This year’s event was larger than ever with 70 registered entries and many more that joined us that day. In addition, approximately...
Sometimes when I look into a mirror or into the face of one of my children, I might wonder where, or more specifically, who, I inherited those dirt-colored eyes from or who had the nerve to pass down that pug-nose to one of my children. Well,...
A concerned Seymour Herald Reader writes: Dear Seymour Herald, I want to inform you about a man in Seymour who had a kidney/pancreas transplant in May. His name is Todd Neubert. He has been through major health problems and is only 38 years...
The other day, one of my son’s friends went missing. He turned up okay that evening, insisting he’d told his mother where he was going to be and that he hadn’t realized his cell phone’s battery was dead, but by then the police had been...
With Nov. 7 just four weeks away and the Republican Party looking less and less likely to hold on to its dual control of Congress, it’s a good time to check in with political handicapper Stuart Rothenberg. Rothenberg edits and publishes “The...
With Nov. 7 just four weeks away and the Republican Party looking less and less likely to hold on to its dual control of Congress, it’s a good time to check in with political handicapper Stuart Rothenberg. Rothenberg edits and publishes “The...
