Voices

Violent Students Must Be Accountable

Sep 21, 2023 at 02:20 pm by JC Bowman

Educators are the lifeblood of our communities. Not only do they educate our children, but they also serve as role models and support systems, pouring their hearts into our ki.... Read More

Labor Day in America 2023

Sep 01, 2023 at 01:20 pm by JC Bowman 14

Labor Day, we honor and recognize the contributions and achievements of people who work. The credit for establishing Labor Day as a federal holiday celebrated on the first Mon.... Read More

Math is a Critical Skill

Aug 18, 2023 at 02:45 pm by JC Bowman

Math is one of the most important subjects students in Rutherford County, and Tennessee need to focus on moving forward,  Numeracy refers to the ability to understand and.... Read More

Concerns and Challenges Faced by Children

Aug 17, 2023 at 06:17 pm by JC Bowman 1

A 2023 Vanderbilt Child Health Poll conducted by the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy of Tennessee on issues affecting children. The poll explores parental concerns a.... Read More

Celebrate Our Nation on Independence Day

Jul 02, 2023 at 05:52 pm by JC Bowman

July 4th is Independence Day in America. Which makes us contemplate: What is liberty? What is freedom? Liberty is the right to choose. Freedom is the result of the right choic.... Read More

Transparency is Critical in Government

Jun 29, 2023 at 01:21 pm by JC Bowman 38

It is recognized that governments lie to their citizens and that we are, regrettably, governed by people who are sometimes corrupt. That is undesirable, but it is an unpleasan.... Read More

Lovin' Summer Reading

Jun 08, 2023 at 02:03 pm by cghattas 26

My mind swirls back to the Summer Lovin’ song from the 1978 movie Grease. I was in high school at the time, and even as far back as that seems now, I can still remember.... Read More

The Evocation of Artificial Intelligence and Social Media

May 31, 2023 at 03:10 pm by JC Bowman 60

During the COVID pandemic, we watched online learning fail to deliver the results hoped for by education policymakers. We have not even understood what worked and what failed..... Read More

Why We Honor Memorial Day

May 27, 2023 at 10:53 am by JC Bowman 44

“Courage, of all national qualities, is the most precarious; because it is exerted only at intervals, and by a few in every nation,” wrote David Hume. It takes cou.... Read More

The Graduate

May 07, 2023 at 09:00 am by cghattas 45

May could be nick-named the moving-on month. Not only is it when spring is in full force in Tennessee, moving us from the fickle days of April toward the steadier temps of sum.... Read More

The Librarian

Apr 05, 2023 at 01:17 pm by cghattas 7

The first day of April is an important day in the history of Rutherford County because, in 1948, it was the day the doors were opened to Murfreesboro’s first public libr.... Read More

The Message of Spring

Mar 07, 2023 at 06:28 am by cghattas

No one can deny that spring in Tennessee wears many faces. From unexpected snow to eighty-degree days, to thunderstorms and tornadoes, no one ever knows what any one day might.... Read More