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Vivian Jones, The Center Square
| November 23, 2020
When Tennessee state legislators return to Nashville next January, one topic for consideration will be what to do with Tennessee’s $741 million surplus funds from a welfare program for the working poor – a larger surplus than any other state in the nation.
The surplus of funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy...
NASHVILLE - Information Data from the Tennessee Department of Workforce and Labor shows the job market is improving. Before the pandemic, our state had about 2,702 new claims for benefits. For the week ending November 14, 2020, 6,182 claims were filed. Today it is almost 2.2 per cent higher than pre-COVID times.
Tennessee statistics show the change was overnight, the pre-pandemic...
Editor's Note: Unless your name is Robinson Crusoe-there's no doubt that 2020 has been a very tough year for you and the rest of us. The pandemic has closed hundreds of thousands of businesses across the country. Many have lost theirs jobs and been furloughed. Does It sound crazy to want to start a business during Covid? There's been...
Doc Savage
11/23/2020
Every time a new Marvel Universe movie comes out, the Cybervillage lights up with debates about who is the best superhero. Well, I’m here to settle the debate: the greatest superhero ever, is Clark Savage, Jr., known to friend and foe alike as “Doc Savage.”
First, Doc is not some mutant, accident or non-terran. Doc is human...
Sharyl Atkinson
It’s all the rage. Political figures are urged to apologize for something offensive they said or did. Their opponents hound them, often even dictating the precise verbiage the offender is supposed to use in his mea culpa … or else. “Disavow!” “Condemn!” The funny thing is the apology typically doesn’t change anything. The politician is usually only sorry...
Editor’s Note: I’ve enjoyed listening to Pastor Tony Evans with The Urban Alternative for many years. Today it seems that people are battling more stress in life than ever before. The covid pandemic has no doubt made 2020 possibly the worst year for most of us.
Lately, I’ve had to attend many funerals this year than ever before. As a...
Genuine Parts Company and NAPA will create 250 jobs at new distribution facility
NAPA AUTO PARTS includes network of 6,000 NAPA stores throughout the U.S.
New Lebanon facility will supply automotive parts to NAPA network
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe today announced that Genuine Parts Company,...
Meaning
11/16/2020
When I was a senior in high school we studied a poem about life in the city. The teacher adamantly stressed that the poem was an allegory about the American dream. Few in the class agreed with her opinion, but after all, she was the teacher and she knew best.
Well, it just so happened that the...
Editor’s Note: The year of 2020 has certainly had some unique challenges. I can’t think of one person who has not been adversely impacted by Covid. My sister Vickie - sadly is in a nursing home and was recently diagnosed with Covid. The pandemic has altered our lives as we’ve known it and sadly will even negatively affect our...
INDIVIDUAL VOICES11/09/2020 Editor's Note: Our guests on Smyrna Issues were Professor Dr. Larry Burriss who teachers media law and Free Expression (First Amendment) at MTSU and Chairman Jeremy Faison with the Tennessee General Assembly. Our topic was the First Amendment, mainstream media and false narratives, biased reporting (Fake News), and the importance of objective journalism. Listen to the...
