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Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor – I am constantly in a state of concern for my country. It seems like every day, we are presented with more laws, more policies, more encroachments on our freedom and way of life. This translates plainly into continual erosion of our freedom and quality of life. And, like boiling a frog in…
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Let’s talk… The Hidden Addiction No One Talks About By Jean Davenport-Niles Most addictions are easy to recognize. Alcohol. Drugs. Gambling. But there is another addiction that often goes unnoticed because society rewards it. It is the addiction to other people’s approval. Author and Bible teacher Beth Moore writes, “You cannot please everybody.” Many spend…
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By Shane Gilreath There are weeks that pass quietly in our lives. They leave scarcely a ripple. Others feel like an hour glass running low on time. This has been one of the latter. The last seven days have carried with them some astonishing losses. People I have long admired. People whose voices, work, and…
Read MoreDare to Live Without Limits
Giving By Bryan Golden Two longtime friends, Ed and Ralph, were traveling by train on a business trip. Although it was a chilly morning when they departed, the weather became quite warm by late morning. Ralph opened the window next to their seat and lay his gloves on the small ledge below it. As he…
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The ingenuity that it took to build this country was coupled with its share of hardship, many of which came at great expense on battlefields in a cause that each conceived was greater than themselves. Throughout my life, I’ve been taught of those sacrifices, as I was trotted across battlefields, forts, and encampments, so much…
Read MoreLet’s talk…The Men Nobody Notices
Let’s talk…The Men Nobody Notices Father’s Day has come and gone, but I find myself thinking about the men who rarely receive much recognition at all. They are not the men making headlines. They are not the star athletes, CEOs, or public figures. They are the men quietly holding families and communities together. They mow…
Read MoreWhat Should You Do Next?
What Should You Do Next? As you progress down your chosen path you may find yourself stalled, not making the progress you had hoped for. Or perhaps you decide you are going in the wrong direction. Maybe you don’t know what course you should be on. There are many times you will be pondering what…
Read MoreThis Nation Deserves A Celebration
This Nation Deserves A Celebration Guest column by Sixth District U.S. Rep. John Rose Two hundred and fifty years is a longtime. Our country has seen wars, a severe economic depression, prosperity, joy, sadness, a pandemic, good times and bad. Thousands have died on foreign soil defending our democracy; cures have been discovered for life…
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One of my earliest memories is an old family Bible. I couldn’t tell you whether it belonged to my parents or my grandparents. I was too young to think of such things, but I can recall the feel of its red leather cover, the thin, yellowing pages near the front, and handwritten names carefully scribed…
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Let’s talk…The Freedom We Don’t Celebrate Enough Every Fourth of July our little Tennessee town comes alive. Flags wave from front porches. Children chase sparklers across front yards. Families gather around picnic tables while neighbors stop to visit a little longer than usual. It is one of my favorite holidays because, for a few hours,…
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