By David Coy Sunrise With all the sorrows and grief we are experiencing, it increases our sorrow and grief exponentially whenever we see violence against fellow human beings. It reminds me of a time …

Summer vacation   ‘What did you do on summer vacation?” That is the normal back-to-school essay question. There should be some interesting essays this year. We had planned to go to the Tulip …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing Where did the summer of 2020 go? This weekend is the official end of summer and offers most workers a three-day weekend. Labor Day was set up in the late …

Dear Editor, When we think of U.S. diplomacy, we often think of meetings between the U.S. and other countries’ leaders. It’s high-level and important and receives media coverage. What we …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing It definitely is time for fall sports at the high schools in Tennessee. Many schools opened their 2020 football season Friday while others did not. Some …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing Last week I presented a series of thoughts on socialism. I thought the article made some good points and taught a practical lesson, one that students can …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing [EDITOR’S NOTE: I found this in my news feed on one of the social media sites and thought how practical a lesson this would be. Even I would have …

Dear Editor, With COVID-19 ravaging our country, I just think now is not a good time for a property tax raise. Chester County Mayor and the Chester County Commissioners have their hearts set on a tax …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing I watched part of my first major league baseball game in some time Saturday. Fox TV telecasted the New York Yankees against the Washington Nationals. …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing Like me, many of us were up past midnight Jan. 1, 2020 full of optimism and excitement to welcome the new year as well as a new decade. Those who went on …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing Will the yellow school buses run this fall? If so, will the capacity be limited or will kids be sitting shoulder to shoulder? Will they wear a mask? Will …

For those of you who do not know me, my name is Melea Beshires. I have enjoyed reading Mary Lynn Lambert’s Silerton News for some time, and she has now passed the torch to me. I moved to Silerton …

Dear Editor, Independence Day, July 4, is the birthday of our Nation, marking the anniversary of its Freedom. July 4, 1776 was the day when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing I have a nice tomato out in the garden that turned orange Saturday and now is beginning to turn red. The one beside it is also turning red. July 4 is my …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing While it is no secret that we must still be very cautious about COVID-19, with new cases reported on some counties weekly I am anxious for our community …

By David Coy Sunrise There is a great deal of misinformation being circulated these days. As bad as we think our time is today in relation to health scares in our country, it is not nearly as bad as …

By Dennis Richardson Last week I wrote about football, addressing the question of whether we will have it or not and if we do, will it be on all levels or just some? This time the local fairs are on …

By Randy Boyd University of Tennessee President Racism – a word that has divided our country and our world for decades. As we have watched the nation’s events unfold in the recent wrongful death …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing Normally at this time of the year we look forward to the fall football season. After all, that is what is next. High school, college and NFL. On the high …

By Dennis Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing We attended a funeral Sunday for a dear friend. I forgot my mask but wondered how many would be wearing them. Some wore them. Some did not. The masks I …