August 12, 2020 Two things I know for sure about the coronavirus pandemic: 1. Face masks properly used are the simplest and most effective method of controlling the spread of the virus which has already affected more than 120,000 Tennesseans and killed more than 1,200 of them. For the person wearing a mask, it filters out some
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Much ado has been made recently about State Senator Kerry Roberts September 2 call to “get rid of our institutions of higher education” where he went on to call them “liberal breeding grounds”. A public outcry has arisen not just here in Tennessee but has also spread to some national news outlets. The question we should
MoreRecently I can’t help but reflect back on a point that struck me early on when Trumpism first started to take hold in 2016. It’s something that has roots even further back than Trump himself and it has to do with the conservative fascination with political correctness. My observations have shown that they are not
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A local Middle Tennessee publication has continued a foray of political hit pieces on a local Nashville area activist named Justin Jones. This article is in defense of Justin. He is African American, a graduate of a private historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee, and current graduate student at Vanderbilt University. Fisk University was the
MoreIn a Wednesday White House press conference with reporters, President Trump engaged with CNN’s Jim Acosta by calling on him, presumably to make an example of him and vent some of his anger on Republicans massive losses during the mid-term elections. During this heated exchange the Trump instructed Acosta to sit down, and a White
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The Tennessee Republican Party sent out a mailer in the 25th State Senate District this week on behalf of Republican State Senator Kerry Roberts with a threatening tone. On the Front of the ad it reads ” RADICAL LIBERAL WADE MUNDAY AND HIS MOB FRIENDS WANT TO STOP CONSERVATIVES LIKE DONALD TRUMP AND KERRY ROBERTS &
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Larry Proffitt, an 8th grade U.S. History teacher, has announced that he will be running once again for the District 66 State House seat where he will be challenging incumbent, Dr. Sabi Kumar. District 66 is comprised of the entirety of Robertson County. Proffitt is a husband of 33 years to his wife, Lori Ann.
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Progressive champion Gloria Johnson has announced today that she is entering the race to win back the 13th District State House seat. Johnson was first elected in 2012 to serve the 13th district. In 2014 she narrowly lost her seat to Republican Eddie Smith by just 182 votes. Johnson tried once again in 2016 once
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As the old saying goes “follow the money”, and with the financial disclosures for candidates coming out for the 2018 election, there is no better time than the present to do so. The 25th District State Senator Kerry Roberts recent fundraising disclosure shows that the majority of his money last quarter came from political action
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In response to an outpouring of opposition from the community, students, and alumni, the Mae Beavers anti-Islam event will not be held on the TNU campus. The event was set to feature three highly controversial speakers, all of which were linked to hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Conservative groups have attempted to
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