April 7, 2026
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Congress Can’t Agree, So Trump Signs Order to Pay TSA Workers

Trump Signs Order to Pay TSA Workers as Congressional Funding Battle Drags Into Day 42 WASHINGTON — President Trump signed an executive action Friday to pay Transportation Security Administration employees, […]

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Health Politics

Tennessee Bill Would Add Oversight, Reporting to Transgender Health Care for Minors

Today the legislature passed a bill House Bill 0754 by Rep. Jeremy Faison and Sen. Brent Taylor. The legislation would significantly reshape how gender‑related medical care is handled across Tennessee. […]

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How To Do More with Less Life Style Mental Health & Well Being Politics

Memphis Ranks #3 in Nation’s ‘Fattest’ Cities – 2026 Report Shocker in the U.S.

Editor’s Note: Many may not realize that Tennessee is one of the most unhealthy and overweight states in the nation. I didn’t realize how poor our state ranked until I […]

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Faith

God’s Chisels: Forged by Fire: The Science of Growth Through Struggle

Editor’s Note: This week I introduced a house resolution in the Tennessee General Assembly titled ‘We Live for Riv.’ A few months ago Avery Kallerher called me about his 14-year-old […]

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1st Amendment/Free Expression Military

Weaponizing influencers: How Iran is using access diplomacy to cement its narrative

Originally published in The Jerusalem Post Editor’s Note: Several Western media personalities visiting Iran this week echoed state claims that recent unrest was driven by “foreign-backed rioters.” Experts and press […]

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History

Rails to Revival: How Smyrna’s Historic Depot Keeps Rutherford County’s Railroad Legacy Alive

Rutherford County’s Historic Train Depots: Tracks of Time and Transformation Rutherford County, Tennessee, owes much of its early growth and connectivity to the iron rails that crisscrossed the region in […]

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Tennessee Highways and Byways

Popcorn, Floorboards, and First Dates: The Drive-In Story Nobody Tells

The Drive-In: More Than Nostalgia Most of us have heard stories about the drive-in — but do you know how it actually got started? It wasn’t some big Hollywood idea. […]

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Faith History

A God-Wink Called Grace: Uncle Michael, Bagpipes, Bombs, and the Blessings of Wartime Edinburgh

My Scotch-Irish mother Patricia Flynn Chance was born and grew up in Edinburgh’s historic Grassmarket, right at the bottom of Edinburgh Castle. She often shared her experiences of growing up […]

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Military Navy Politics Technology

FBI Warns: Iran’s Drone Plot from Ships Off California Coast Could Unleash Hell

Iran faces significant technical hurdles in sending drones directly to California from its territory, but recent U.S. intelligence alerts highlight the risk of shorter-range launches from ships off the West […]

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