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Dads2Dads: Stay Put and Speak Up

Oct 02, 2019 at 10:30 am by Dads2Dads

In this column we're careful not to become too political. We try to write about values that cross all lines of political persuasion, race, creed or color. Too, we speak to da.... Read More

14,881 Rutherford County inactive voters have been purged

Opinion: Have you been purged? Your vote matters. Use it or lose it.

Sep 30, 2019 at 09:50 am by Chloe Cerutti 1

Tennessee now ranks as 49th worst state for our voter non-participation. As a direct result, between 2017 and 2018 a total of 221,235 inactive voters were purged across Tenn.... Read More

Dads2Dads: The Lies We Tell

Sep 24, 2019 at 09:00 am by Dads2Dads 1

When Bill's sons were in Boy Scouts, they had to learn the Scout Oath and Law. Most of you know them. The first point of the Scout Law is "Tell the truth and keep promises.".... Read More

Dads2Dads: Dad, Who’s Your Role Model?

Sep 17, 2019 at 09:00 am by Dads2Dads

Dad, your children keep a watchful eye on you. We know, you’re not sure they acknowledge that you exist at times. They walk past you without speaking, and they hear you.... Read More

What To Do With All That Garbage?

Sep 11, 2019 at 07:00 am by MK37130 3

There’s a multi county organization - GNRC or the Greater Nashville Regional Council - that has come up with a Solid Waste Master Plan (SWMP). The committee that.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Mentor as Caregiver

Sep 10, 2019 at 01:23 pm by Dads2Dads

We should all be so lucky as to have a mentor, a friend and coach who cares about what we do and how we do it. A mentoring relationship has a powerful effect on a young person.... Read More

"On Earth as it is in Heaven" doesn't apply to planning in Murfreesboro

Letter to Editor: Murfreesboro Planning Commission unleashes hell on earth

Sep 09, 2019 at 09:44 am by DickSilk 20

"On Earth as it is in Heaven" Per Matthew 5:44, one loves opposition yet has no obligation to love that which one opposes. This is why people love to eat yet prefer to avoid b.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Who You Are at a Glance

Sep 04, 2019 at 09:00 am by Dads2Dads

How many of you, Moms and Dads both, have a personal public-relations program? While you’re thinking, we’ll answer for you in this way … every one of you an.... Read More

Myth, Moral and Meaning: How stories shape the context of our lives

Sep 02, 2019 at 09:00 am by Paulette Jackson

Myth and Moral … The sunbeams shone brightly on the high walls of the old garden. The bees hummed around a bed of purple borage and the fragrance of the blu.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Laboring Through Fatherhood

Aug 27, 2019 at 11:00 am by Dads2Dads

Labor Day designates the end of summer and, most significantly, the beginning of football season! Actually, it was first celebrated in 1882 and declared a holiday in 1894 in h.... Read More

Open Letter to the Rutherford County Commission: Illegal Steering Committee nomination must be rectified

Aug 22, 2019 at 11:00 am by SusanVera

Dear Mayor Ketron and Commissioners, As you all are aware by now, Commission Rule VIII. H. 2. was violated at the August Commission meeting when Commissioner Phillips made tw.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Complaint Department

Aug 20, 2019 at 01:42 pm by Dads2Dads

The French journalist and novelist, Alphonse Karr, stated, "Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses." Thank goo.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Are electronic cigarettes a teen 'epidemic?'

Aug 13, 2019 at 12:00 pm by Dads2Dads

The FDA has called the use of electronic cigarettes an "epidemic." According to the National Youth Tobacco Study, vaping impacted 2.1 million students in 2017. Last year that.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Ready for College? The Counselor's Point of View

Aug 06, 2019 at 11:00 am by Dads2Dads

A while back, we took advantage of summer time to sit in on a few college orientation sessions targeted to new students. The experience reminded us of when we attended such se.... Read More

If the tiara don’t fit, you must acquit!

Opinion: Was a beauty pageant winner dethroned over political correctness?

Aug 01, 2019 at 02:09 pm by clervin

Subheading: If the tiara don't fit, you must acquit! This column may initially appeared dated, but read it in light of the Trump/Elijah Cummings dust up over "rat-infested" B.... Read More