Voices
Lunch & Local: From Taco Garage to Middle Point Landfill
This is the first of a new series that involves grabbing lunch at a local eatery, heading to an interesting local destination and capturing photos along the way.
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What are the true meaning of words of grief and consolation
Alone
Alone is a word that stands by itself, carrying the austere, solitary beauty of its own meaning even as it is spoken to another. It is a word that can be felt at t.... Read More
Everyone can be a hero if you learn to thrive
When I first learned to read, my Dad turned me loose in the children’s section of our public library. I was free to choose any book I wanted. I chose biographies, autobi.... Read More
Dads2Dads: Resolve to conduct a personal review and start improving in 2019
The new year arrives and we make resolutions. We resolve to be better dads, to get healthier, to finish projects, etc.
The years of fatherhood are littered with resolutions..... Read More
Opinion: We are Living in Orwellian Times
I'm penning a year-end think piece to both challenge my readers to fight back against political correctness and hopefully offer a ray of hope in dark times.
Also, I want to e.... Read More
Opinion: Rutherford County Commission represents 'good ole boy' at its worst
Whether you voted or not, you should be asking yourself if you are getting the representation you want from your county commissioner.
The Rutherford Neighborhood Alliance has.... Read More
New Year's Resolutions for Perfectly Imperfect People.
Last night my husband and I watched a movie starring one of my favorite movie and television heroes. Handsome, brave and headstrong, sometimes rude, and yes, afraid of heights.... Read More
Dads2Dads: Take A Moment To Make A Moment
It only takes a moment to have a meaningful interaction with your child. That is the focus of the campaign for good parenting from the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearing.... Read More
Opinion: TVA Board Chair Richard Howorth reflects on 2019
With a new calendar year ahead and TVA CEO Bill Johnson’s recent retirement announcement concluding his six-year term of leadership, now is an appropriate time to reflec.... Read More
Christmas Thoughts for Perfectly Imperfect Parents
In 1977, when my youngest was 2 years old, I took a psychology class that hit me right smack dab inside my perfect parenting prejudices. I had them! Too many shoulds I believe.... Read More
Dads2Dads: How to effectively communicate with your children
In his best selling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey says, “Children desperately want to open up, even more to their parents than to their pe.... Read More
Don't make just another New Year's Resolution; Surrender your struggles to Him
Christmas lights, snowflakes, family gatherings, new additions, loss and stress.
It’s the time of year where so many of our feelings start knocking at our heart louder.... Read More
Opinion: Why it shouldn't be named 'Blue Raider Bridge'
As most of our readers know, I believe we should name the Bridge Over Broad (a.k.a., BOB, Bridgey McBridgeface) after one of the many women who has made a posit.... Read More
Parents Corner: Three Steps and Five Questions to Turn Parenting Anger into Parenting Success
Everyone gets angry sometimes. But there is anger and then there is destructive anger in your home. Most of us don’t want to harm our children. And one way to prev.... Read More
The Ghosts of Christmas: Remember. Remind. Renew.
On December 19, 1843, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens was published. Capturing the zeitgeist or “spirit of the times”, acknowledging west.... Read More
