The McMinn County Election Commission Regular Meeting will be Thursday, July 15 at 5:00pm in the Conference Room of the McMinn County Courthouse and will conduct any election business to legally come before the board. The agenda will be posted on the bulletin board at the election office and on the website by Wednesday, July 9.

Tennesseans now have the opportunity to support organ, eye, and tissue donation by pre-purchasing a Donate Life Tennessee specialty license plate. The plate helps raise awareness for the lifesaving benefits of donation, but production will only begin once 1,000 plates are pre-sold. The cost is $35 plus applicable county fees, with an additional $2 for online payment processing. Once the plates are ready, purchasers will be notified to pick them up at their local County Clerk’s office. To reserve a plate, visit DonateLifeTNPlate.org

Between their medicaid cuts and an anti-vaccine HHS secretary, this is the Republicans’ idea of a healthcare system. And as I’ve said before, Americans don’t have a healthcare system, they have a healthcare insurance system. Contrary to what politicians say, it is not the best in the world- far from it. There are many, many other countries which provide superior preventive care to all (which is the foundation of a healthy society).