Voices

Dads2Dads: 'Ol Gramps isn't who he used to be

Jun 25, 2019 at 10:00 am by Dads2Dads

Tom and his wife recently hosted their daughter and her two children for a couple of weeks. The older grandson is 3 years-old; the younger just a baby. The latter child did w.... Read More

Opinion: What is the Transgender Community? We are just people.

Jun 25, 2019 at 09:30 am by McFiddlesby

Hi Brady, It sounds as if you are struggling with a family member who questions their gender. From your tone, you seem resolutely opposed to this point of view. I don't know.... Read More

Opinion: Local government needs to tax and spend no more

Jun 21, 2019 at 01:32 pm by Tess2019

Tax and Spend NO MORE! Rutherford County Commissioners at the public hearing sat there with the taxpayers and listened to Finance Director Lisa Nolen, who explained how each.... Read More

Opinion: Injustices to the mental health of the Transgender Community

Jun 20, 2019 at 07:00 am by JBrady 4

Remember back in the day? Ahhh, the '80s and early '90s... The hippies, the war protester/activist era had all but faded away. Long hair, tattoos and piercings on men were sl.... Read More

Dads2Dads: How to shy away from shyness

Jun 19, 2019 at 08:06 am by Dads2Dads

The world is a flurry of complicated issues and problems. We encourage young people to get involved in current events and speak their mind. However, we sometimes forget that.... Read More

Letter to the Editor: Tennessee's Dirty Little Secret is the State Property Tax

Jun 18, 2019 at 09:00 am by Voice Wire 1

To the Editor: Since 1949 the State of Tennessee relied on the sales tax as her primary source of funding. Prior to 1949 the State also had a property tax. The rate was five.... Read More

When God Created Fathers

Jun 12, 2019 at 08:00 am by Paulette Jackson

When the good Lord was creating Fathers, he started with a tall frame. A female angel nearby said, “What kind of a Father is that? If you’re going to make childre.... Read More

Opinion: FDR's D-Day Prayer

Jun 06, 2019 at 10:00 am by clervin

As we commemorate June 6, the 75th anniversary of D-Day, today's Americans should remember President Franklin D. Roosevelt's powerful D-Day prayer. In WWII, the very sur.... Read More

Dads2Dads: How to find peace of mind

Jun 04, 2019 at 11:49 am by Dads2Dads

We used to laugh when our teenage kids griped about all they had to do and their lack of peace of mind. What did they have to worry about? Life was furnished to them—al.... Read More

Opinion: America's rivals are smiling at latest Mueller pronouncement

Jun 04, 2019 at 08:00 am by clervin

I've been reluctant lately to revisit the Mueller-Russia issue. I'm bored with it frankly, but I deem this observation worth sharing. Just when you thought the investigation.... Read More

Listen: A Treatise of Remembrance

Jun 03, 2019 at 08:00 am by Paulette Jackson

Remember the home we madeIn a land across the seaAmericaAnd the sixty-six-day voyagefor a chance to be free And for what it costThe lives we lostOur only hopeWas to fall on o.... Read More

Opinion: How can Murfreesboro balance people's needs and the market's needs?

May 30, 2019 at 09:00 am by Paulette Jackson

My husband and I live in a small town in which, over the past seven or eight years, has experienced significant growth – transitioning from an agricultural area to a des.... Read More

Rutherford County Adult Detention Center

Opinion: Is pre-trial release just another form of catch-and-release?

May 29, 2019 at 08:00 am by Tess2019 1

So, I started watching a series on Netflix called "The 4400." Set in Seattle, the basic message is that in the distant future, the human race is nearing extinction, and chara.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Don’t accept yawners from yourself or your kids

May 28, 2019 at 02:30 pm by Dads2Dads

It’s a “yawner.” Even the word makes you yawn. Have you ever watched a yawner TV program? Eaten a yawner hamburger? Received yawner service? Have you ever fe.... Read More

Roses Flourish with Unique DIY Tonic

May 22, 2019 at 10:00 am by Lee Rennick

When I first moved into my house, I planted a rose garden. I had never planted roses before, so I bought the ones in the close-out bin that looked a little worse for wear. No.... Read More