Stories from Saturday, September 18, 2021

The Van Buren community suffered another tragic loss on Wednesday. But it was a tragedy marked only by the loss of property and belongings, not the loss of life. While The Landing was precious to the Bedells, the family which built it, a local icon, a source of livelihood for 50-100 people each month and a tremendous tourism draw for Carter County — it can, and we hope will be, replaced...

To the Editor: On Sept. 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created. According to their own words, the Founders considered the Constitution as a miracle. Cleon Skousen, author of “The 5,000 Year Leap,” agreed that the principles of freedom the Founders embedded in the Constitution provided the intellectual, political and economic climate for this miracle. ...

Kate Kalich Wheeler will be attending College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the fall. Ranked 36th in the U.S. News and World Report of National Liberal Arts Colleges, Holy Cross is known as the nation’s only Jesuit institution exclusively for undergrads. The college cites Dr. Anthony Fauci and former Boston Celtic Bob Cousy as alumni...