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House approves 10 official state books

The House chamber last week approved legislation naming the first 10 official state books for Tennessee. House Bill…

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Be prepared when severe weather hits in your community

This week is being observed as Severe Weather Preparedness Week across Tennessee and the nation. Locally, we have…

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Writer offers thoughts on East Side teacher’s actions

To the Editor: Being such a news hound, I took a break from the news as too many…

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For student-athletes to succeed, the NCAA must be held accountable

At colleges and universities across the country, more than 500,000 student-athletes work every day to improve their skills,…

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An endorsement for Trump in TN GOP primary

To the Editor: Almost all of the media have been unfair and unbalanced in their treatment of President…

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When nukes are illegal only criminals will have nukes

BY KARY LOVE Dangnabbit, that’s where we are at.  The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW),…

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Biden student loan forgiveness is wrong way to go

Among the nearly 153,000 borrowers who are receiving $1.2 billion in forgiveness under President Biden’s student loan forgiveness…

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Return of the ‘Student Loan Forgiveness’ vote-buying scheme

BY THOMAS L KNAPP On February 21, the Biden administration announced a new $1.2 billion round of student…

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Beyond delusions when it comes to rulers of the world

BY WINSLOW MYERS Putin demonstrated in his “interview” with Tucker Carlson the delusional version of Russian history that…

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For some families, rising food prices are hard to contend with

Have you made a trip to the grocery store lately? Probably you are taking less groceries home, but…