Voices

Opinion: Everyone is entitled to an opinion about the landfill, but the facts are the facts

Mar 18, 2019 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire 1

As Rutherford County officials and residents begin serious talks about the county’s long-term solid waste disposal needs, there should be voices from many sides and many.... Read More

Opinion: The Trump Derangement Syndrome continues with College admissions scandal and Alex Trebek

Mar 14, 2019 at 11:00 am by clervin 4

Everything isn't about Donald Trump, people. First, it was the Alex Trebek cancer story then the college admission cheating scandal. Leftist commentators have sought to link.... Read More

Opinion: Commissioners should not have talked trash with Republic Services

Mar 14, 2019 at 09:00 am by Tess2019

I do not personally believe that the Commission should be making the decision about how residents dispose of their garbage, but our Commissioners have decided to tackle this p.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Busted in the Balcony (from the "PK Chronicles")

Mar 13, 2019 at 10:00 am by Dads2Dads

Tom was (and still is) a preacher's kid. The kid who had to prove he was just as bad as his bad buddies. On occasion, he pushed his dad's buttons, the Rev. C.P. Tozer. Often o.... Read More

Opinion: Stop the State Property Tax

Mar 13, 2019 at 09:00 am by robmtchl

Since 1949 Tennessee has relied on the sales tax as its primary source of funding. Prior to 1949 the State also had a property tax. The collection of the state property.... Read More

Slideshow

Opinion: Day of Reckoning for Middle Point Landfill is fast approaching

Mar 12, 2019 at 08:00 am by Chloe Cerutti

For far too long the citizens and public officials of Rutherford County have chosen to ignore what is now proving to be a serious economic and environmental threat to the we.... Read More

Chuck Norris doesn't shower, he only takes blood baths.

Opinion: Chuck Norris is so intimidating … he turns millennials into crybabies

Mar 12, 2019 at 07:00 am by clervin

Talk about your snowflake millennials, uber-sensitive politically correct wimps with their safe spaces, Play-Doh, coloring books and comfort puppies. The 2016 Trump election,.... Read More

Opinion: Ernest Burgess's subdivision is definition of 'Hubris'

Mar 11, 2019 at 10:59 am by Tess2019 1

I didn't say, "Burgess" I said, "HUBRIS" Or, maybe I did say, "Burgess," the two words seem interchangeable. Burgess is the picture of hubris, which, according to www.dictio.... Read More

Dads2Dads: The Daring Dads

Mar 05, 2019 at 07:45 am by Dads2Dads

When a car sits and idles, it is wasting gas, making unnecessary noise and going nowhere. It is a similar condition with many teenagers today who have too much time on their h.... Read More

County Attorney Josh McCreary resigns, takes job at NHC

Feb 27, 2019 at 11:00 am by Tess2019

Josh McCreary finally tendered his resignation as the County Attorney this week. He was granted sanctuary at NHC, where former Mayor Ernest Burgess is a board member.... Read More

Dads2Dads: What I Discovered About Mr. Mom

Feb 27, 2019 at 09:00 am by Dads2Dads

It was an answer to prayer. When the voice at the other end of the phone offered Tom's wife a full-time job in Great Bend, Kansas, it would mean Tom could write all day while.... Read More

Are County Commissioners using tax-funded benefits as a personal charity?

Feb 22, 2019 at 08:00 am by Tess2019 8

At the Feb. 4 Steering, Legislative and Governmental Committee meeting, Rutherford County Commissioners voted to give themselves the right to "buy-in" to the county.... Read More