An open letter to the Tennessee Legislature: Next year, instead of making Tennessee fodder for late-night talk shows, why not tackle substantive issues such as our state economy, strengthening our educational system and supporting our teachers, repairing our infrastructure, crime, sustainability, new sources of revenue, job creation.
Recently the U.S. Senate passed legislation that would enable the United States Postal Service to maintain its current level of service. It is hoped that the House of Representatives will do the same.
If the writer of the May 2 letter decrying an article about the local drag queen nightlife thinks the gay lifestyle is nothing positive or affirming, maybe it’s because being gay/homosexual isn’t a lifestyle. It’s a sexual orientation.
Take photo of those who appear at door The days of trusting someone who comes to your door and knocks are about over. You are naturally a little suspicious and wonder if they may be checking to see if anyone is at home.
Socialized medicine has become a reality. Can anyone be so naive as to believe that we can add 30 million to the health-care rolls without rationing or bankrupting or country?
In a world where good customer service is hard to find, there is one person who still believes in taking care of the client no matter what it takes.
A sheriff making calls on behalf of a felon, against policy, feeds assumptions of entitlement to an expedited and reduced punishment, which can foster the very exceptionalism that leads to criminality.
