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Is Tennessee a 'most patriotic' state?

Jun 25, 2019 at 02:32 pm by clervin

WalletHub is out with another list, this time ranking the states with regard to patriotism. The states were compared using 13 key indicators ranging from share of the enlisted.... 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
Death and Taxes

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

Anti-gun control note attached to suspicious package sent to Rutherford GOP

Jun 07, 2019 at 06:32 pm by Voice Wire

At approximately 9:03 a.m. Friday, June 7, Murfreesboro Police Officers responded to the Rutherford County Republican Party Headquarters, located on E. Main St., in reference.... Read More
FDR's D-Day Prayer

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
Mueller adds fuel to fire

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
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

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
Do you remember Apple John and Gladys?

Opinion: Now is Our Time for Gumption and Moxie

May 13, 2019 at 08:00 am by Wm. Robert 1

If you have lived in Murfreesboro for more than 2 minutes, you have probably heard countless stories about the city, from the old myth about Davis Market, or the Stones River.... Read More

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