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Valentine’s Day is for more than just couples

Like every holiday with its own Hallmark cards, Valentine’s Day has baggage – it’s commercial, it’s somehow connected…

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UT’s commitment to workforce development to state of Tennessee

BY UT PRESIDENT RANDY SANDERS There persists a long-standing misconception that universities function as isolated ivory towers, disconnected…

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House members file 1,369 bills

Constitutional amendment regarding bail proposed A proposed amendment to Tennessee’s constitution would increase public safety statewide by allowing…

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Enough is Enough: Big Tech must be held accountable for endangering our children

Bullying. Fentanyl trafficking. Suicide content. Sexual exploitation. For years, these harms have spread like wildfire on social media…

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Writer replies to Marsha Blackburn’s recent commentary

To the Editor: For my friends and fellow taxpayers, I would like to address Mrs. Blackburn’s recent publication.…

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Election 2024: It’s not the economy, stupid

BY THOMAS L. KNAPP In the run-up to 1992’s presidential election, chief strategist James Carville relentlessly hammered on…

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Leap Year gives us an extra day in February

Time flies, especially in February, the shortest month. But every four years (with one exception), we get a…

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Neck deep in the Big Muddy…Gaza war dead

BY ROBERT KOEHLER Read the news, hup, two, three, four! “Top United States officials prodded Israel on Monday…

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People are freezing to death in America while the church doors are locked

BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Numerous people have frozen to death in America this winter. They literally died from…

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Ending the Israel-Hamas War: Where things stand

BY MEL GURTOV The New York Times reported January 27 on three negotiating tracks that are being pursued…