Why Tennessee Is the Most Important State You’ve Underestimated
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tennessee is one of those states people think they already know. Country music, whiskey, Dolly and the Smokies — the shorthand is familiar enough that it’s easy to […]
Blog
History
Schools/Education
Tennessee Highways and Byways
Politics
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
local government/civic engagement
Politics
Tennessee Migration Trends: Rutherford County Ranked #2 In Net Newcomers
Key Takeaways Tennessee added more than 51,000 net new residents in 2023, driven largely by Millennials (28%) and Gen Z (25%), who together made up over half of all newcomers. […]
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. […]
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 […]