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ASK ELLIE: My Grandkids are BRATS!!!

Sep 28, 2021 at 10:00 am by Ask Ellie

Hello Ellie: I am writing to you because my grandkids are rotten. The older they get, the more stuff they want and get it from indulgent parents. When I complain about their.... Read More

Opinion: Keep the Tennessee River Watershed Beautiful Month

Sep 27, 2021 at 08:58 am by Voice Wire

The 652-mile Tennessee River has long defined our communities. It serves as a vital source of drinking water and electricity for many Tennesseans and generates much of our loc.... Read More

Must See Movie of the Week: Annette

Sep 24, 2021 at 10:00 am by Cynthialynn Jones

This week's Must See Movie of the Week, Annette, is an unconventional movie is a film, a musical, and an open theater meets the Rocky Horror Picture Show with audience pa.... Read More

ASK ELLIE: Wedding costs and a future Bridezilla

Sep 21, 2021 at 09:12 am by Ask Ellie

Dear Ellie: I am planning a wedding for May 2022, and the expenses are far exceeding my expectations. Of course, I want it all, the big dress, amazing photographer, full sit-.... Read More
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Pisco 305 in Murfreesboro

Peruse Peru at Pisco 305 for Latinx Heritage Month

Sep 17, 2021 at 07:00 am by ShellyReed7 1

Hey y’all! This upcoming month is Latinx Heritage Month, and I would encourage everyone to go out and support their favorite Latinx owned and run small businesses in Rut.... Read More

Legal Aid: How to plan for the elder in your life

Sep 16, 2021 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

Many of us like to fantasize about how we might want to spend our golden years, but far fewer people take the time to confront tough legal questions related to aging. Some wa.... Read More

Middle Tennessee set to receive 300 refugees from Afghanistan

Sep 16, 2021 at 09:00 am by Cynthialynn Jones

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." - A portion of the poem by Emma Lazarus on the base of The Statue of Liberty. An estimated.... Read More

Opinion: Has the Biden presidency failed?

Sep 15, 2021 at 10:00 am by Cynthialynn Jones 1

Remove Biden from Office Now, but then who??? “Uncle Joe’s” crises are cascading at this time. The bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed 13 American.... Read More
Rutherford County Schools

Lisa Moore: Rutherford County School Board meeting behavior was 'reprehensible,' 'inexcusable'

Sep 14, 2021 at 09:37 am by Voice Wire 3

To The Rutherford County Community: Once again, our Rutherford County School System/Board has made the national news, and most certainly not in a good way. As a seven-year s.... Read More
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September 11th, 2001. A Date Which WIll Live in Infamy

Sep 11, 2021 at 08:00 am by robmtchl 2

September 11th, 2001   To quote Alan Jackson: "Where were you when the world stopped turning?"   A date that for our generation will "live in infamy." They mur.... Read More
Must See Movie of the Week: Sweet Girl and Reminiscence

Must See Movie of the Week: Sweet Girl or Reminiscence, 2 great action flicks with sexy leading men

Sep 10, 2021 at 08:00 am by Cynthialynn Jones

So I can't choose this week. It's a close tie between Sweet Girl and Reminiscence Both of these films have a story with a plot twist that steals the entire film. Both ha.... Read More

Mask debate in Rutherford County Schools shows some adults can act like children

Sep 08, 2021 at 10:23 am by Michelle Willard 22

I learned along ago not to sit directly behind the speaker at a publicly televised meeting unless I wanted the world to see me. This lesson came the hard way when I got a text.... Read More

Must See Movie of the Week: Stillwater or The Green Knight??

Sep 03, 2021 at 10:00 am by Cynthialynn Jones

Must See Movie of the Week - Stillwater or The Green Knight?? I would like to recommend both of these, but not 100% for either.  Stillwater is a great story told we.... Read More

Shouldn't Laws Protect Rights and Grant Privileges?

Sep 03, 2021 at 09:00 am by robmtchl

Rights and privileges are determined by the societies that embody and enforce them. Separate from that is whether there are moral or ethical rights. See, the way I think.... Read More
ASK ELLIE: How do you date at 60?

ASK ELLIE: How do you date at 60?

Sep 03, 2021 at 08:00 am by Ask Ellie

Hi Ellie: I am a middle-aged man of 60, take good care of myself, work out a few times a week, and am an avid runner. I have competed in a few half and full marathons, and am.... Read More