2020-04-15

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Almost a wrap!



This week, the General Assembly returns to the Capitol for two days to put the finishing touches on a legislative session that’s ending far differently than expected. In January, when the session began, other legislators and I were looking forward to working with a new governor and passing a budget that promised no widespread cuts for the first time in […]

In the time of the virus, grooming takes a hit


A friend closed in his northern Italian apartment for almost six weeks emailed me saying that his wife says he looks like a “clochard.” That’s French for street bum. This from a man who once was a walking advertisement for fine Italian tailoring. Grooming has taken a hit as the coronavirus shuts down public life. That’s understandable, though others in […]

States now face dilemmas on reopening economies

WASHINGTON

Setting the stage for a possible power struggle with President Donald Trump, governors around the U.S. began sketching out plans this week to reopen their economies in a slow and methodical process so as to prevent the coronavirus from rebounding with tragic consequences. In Italy, Spain and other places around Europe where infections and deaths have begun stabilizing, the process […]

The Way We Were

Clips from available Mountain Eagle pages since our founding in 1907

THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1940 “The vigilance and forethought Jenkins Police Chief W. Henry Sergent and his able aides resulting in the capture of the burglars who on March 17 stole from Consolidation Coal Company’s McRoberts Store a large amount of goods — totaling possibly around $1,000.” According to this special report to The Mountain Eagle, Chief Sergent and his officers […]

Now here’s a tip!


• Earth Day Tip: When choosing personal care products, apply the same eco standards as you do with food. Check the ingredients list to find safe products. Go for products that are free of dyes and perfumes. When possible, choose products that use the least packaging. • Have a bright flashlight handy in the laundry room. It’s much easier to […]

SPEAKING OF SOAPS

RECAPS APRIL 13 - 17

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL — Brooke went to Eric to see if he would assist her in learning Ridge’s whereabouts. Eric was conflicted between his support of Brooke and now his disappointment in her. Flo sensed that something’s off about Dr. Escobar. Brooke blamed Quinn to Eric. Quinn overheard and made her presence known. Shauna distracted Ridge from his […]

Bible trivia


1. Is the book of 2 Corinthians in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. Who saw a vision of a woman named Wickedness flown away in a basket by two angels? Jonathan, Dodo, Zechariah, Belshazzar 3. From Judges 17, who confessed to his mother about stolen pieces of silver? David, Micah, Jonah, Esau 4. What animals did Samson […]

Moments in time

• On April 14, 1818, Noah Webster, a Yale-educated lawyer with an avid interest in language and education, publishes his American Dictionary of the English Language. Webster’s dictionary was one of the first to include distinctly American words, introducing more than 10,000 “Americanisms.” • On April 13, 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is officially incorporated in New York City. […]

Summer dreams

Senior News

Surely our world will be back to normal this summer … right? Surely we’ll be able to get out of the house without fearing every person who comes near us. We’ll be able to leisurely wander through the grocery store, which will be stocked as it used to be. We’ll stop to talk to friends on the street and sit […]