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(The Herald/ Archived Photo) I was in my neighborhood restaurant this morning and was seated behind a group of jubilant individuals celebrating the coming implementation of the health care bill. I could not finish my breakfast. This is what...
Dear Editor, I just read the last article on Our Smokies, Our Future by Joe King online. I appreciate the forum that you provided for both sides of the issue. Without your help, I doubt if we could have slowed it down, let alone stopped...
Dear Editor, I am pleased with the reporting of the Seymour Herald as well as some editorials. I have been particularly pleased with the stories written by Joe King in regard to the Agenda 21 situation in Sevier County and the state. The...
Submitted By Gregory L. Jantz, Ph. D Depression is a major mental health problem in the United States. (The Herald/ Archived Photo) It’s no wonder nearly one in 10 Americans suffers from depression. “Top risk factors include being...
Submitted By Mark Underwood Gardening can offer many health benefits. (The Herald/ Archived Photo) Gardening has long been known as a great way to get outdoors and enjoy fresh air and sunshine. And gardening has hidden benefits that can boost...
Submitted by Gary Kunath (The Herald/ Archived Photo) People are overwhelmed with the complexities of their own lives and are desperately seeking a way to maximize happiness in their home and work lives, says Gary Kunath, an entrepreneur,...
By Jamie Stewart Storey, jamie@seymourherald.com The Unnamed building sits beside Uhaul on Chapman Hwy. (The Herald/ Joe Karl) As one drives down Chapman Highway here and there stands remnants of unnamed times and places. Almost as if time...
By Jamie Stewart Storey, Staff Reporter jamie@seymourherald.com Abandoned Building on Chapman Highway. (Jamie Stewart Storey/The Herald) Standing along Chapman Hwy. next door to the former Stella’s Florist in South Knox are abandoned buildings...
By Jamie Stewart Storey jamie@seymourherald.com It is amazing listening to all of these national politicians say how they are going to rescue impoverished areas such as the “Rust Belt” located in areas such as Detroit to Cincinnati Ohio. The...
Baskin Robbins now stands empty. (The Herald/ Jamie Stewat Storey) The iconic ice cream shop that boasted the pink and white sign which promoted 31 flavors now stands vacant and leaves residents with fewer options to select from. Vacant commercial...
Now that the election is over, it is time to separate fact from fiction when it comes to the future of healthcare in this country. The campaign ads have stopped airing and instead of finger pointing we must figure out a way to deal with the...
By Joe Karl, Publisher Those of you that have been following my editorials know that I had my shoulder joint completely replace six weeks ago. In just another three weeks I’m going in to have my other shoulder completely replaced. Until last...
It is not arguable what “our future” in Sevier will be like if Our Smokies Our Future (OSOF) blueprint plan is adopted by local government. Assuming a “buy-in” by local elected officials, federal taxpayer funding will finance the new...
This was in the Waco Tribune Herald, Waco, TX, and Nov 18, 2011 PUT ME IN CHARGE . . . Put me in charge of food stamps. I’d get rid of Lone Star cards; no cash for Ding Dongs or Ho Ho’s, just money for 50-pound bags of rice and...
Joe Karl Like I’ve said many times before . . . the only thing constant is CHANGE. This time it’s the CHANGE in the weather. We have, along with much of the Midwest and the East Coast, endured record breaking heat waves the likes of which...
Joe Karl I had a great lunch our Mayor Larry Waters, Vice-Mayor Greg Patterson and Perrin Anderson, the Sevier County Communications Coordinator. We discussed many items, the most important of which was the budget. The county’s single largest...
Joe Karl We had an armed robbery this week at Dominos Pizza and right next door is Mountain National Bank. Why didn’t the robber hold up the bank? Yes, it’s a rumor that he didn’t because the bank didn’t have any money, but surely they...
Many of you have noticed our new website. Thanks for your rave reviews. We like it too. Some of you have noticed our poll that is on the Home Page. This week it’s relating to whether Seymour should stand on its own or stay a community of the...
I can’t believe that a year has already passed since this area received one of the largest economic stimuli in its history. I’m not talking about Obama’s stimulus plan which has been determined by the professionals to be a bust. I’m...
Joe King All too often, the labyrinth which is politics leads us down a winding path that focuses more on pandering to voters rather than balancing issues equally. Although the approval rating of congress continues to sink, this sense of imbalance...
