Columnists, Opinion, Scot Beard
News broke earlier this week that Movie Gallery stores from Red Bay to Rogersville will shut down this summer. The video rental chain, which has filed...
Scot Beard
Columnists, Opinion, Scot Beard
by Scot Beard
May 5, 2010
The first half of 2010 has been a very productive year for members of the staff here at The Franklin County Times. Actually it would be more accurate ...
Columnists, Opinion, Scot Beard
by Scot Beard
April 28, 2010
I enjoy watching the Discovery Channel from time to time. Some of the programming is entertaining, and it is always informative.
Columnists, Opinion, Scot Beard
by Scot Beard
April 21, 2010
This year there are about a dozen people seeking the office of governor and hundreds more vying for seats in the statehouse and the U.S. Congress. As ...
Columnists, Opinion, Scot Beard
by Scot Beard
April 14, 2010
I have been behaving with my choice of breakfast cereals in recent months in an effort to eat a little healthier. Not that I have eaten cereal all tha...
Columnists, Opinion, Scot Beard
by Scot Beard
March 30, 2010
By Staff Scot Beard Columnist On March 21 the United States House of Representatives angered millions of Americans by passing the controversial health...
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