Voices

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

Opinion: Hitler Youth should not be allowed in local schools

May 20, 2019 at 08:00 am by Michelle Willard 5

In October 2017, we came together as a community to show white supremacists that they are not welcome in our community only for the school system to show that they are welcome.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Young people need to know service to country and community is important

May 20, 2019 at 07:00 am by Dads2Dads 1

With Memorial Day, all of us are reminded of those men and women in the military who gave their lives in the service of their country. We experience special commemorative cer.... Read More

Our quality of life is disappearing along with Murfreesboro's green spaces

May 16, 2019 at 08:00 am by Preserve 1

More and more Murfreesboro residents are being affected by wholesale approval of high-density development in the city. It's a decision-making pattern that has decimated.... Read More