July 11, 2025
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1st Amendment/Free Expression

1st Amendment/Free Expression Leaving a Legacy

Publisher Pete Doughtie of The Rutherford Reader remembered as a ‘True Patriot’

Editor’s note: Remembering Pete Doughtie *Originally published January 2019* In early 2024, The Tennessee Ledger suffered a cyberattack that resulted in the loss of much of our digital archive. As […]

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1st Amendment/Free Expression Inspiration Motivation

Update: Murfreesboro Post article Marty Luffman measures progress in recovery from near-fatal crash

*Article from August 10, 2021 by TAYLA COURAGE Longtime Smyrna State Farm Insurance Agent Marty Luffman stands next to Director of Rehabilitation Amelette Bolton with the assistance of a sit-to-stand […]

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1st Amendment/Free Expression Politics

Americans’ Trust in Media Remains at an all-time Low

Editor’s Note: Americans No Longer Trust Mainstream Media Most would agree that Americans have lost faith in the mainstream media, and the latest Gallup polling data confirms this reality: trust […]

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1st Amendment/Free Expression Education Leaving a Legacy Politics Schools/Education

TN Democrats didn’t support policy to improve young lives. That won’t stop us | Rep. Gino Bulso

As the Left pushes failed policies, Republicans will continue investing in strong children by placing their educational needs over political priorities. Gino Bulso Guest Columnist In November 2024, Tennessee voters […]

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1st Amendment/Free Expression Inspiration Leaving a Legacy Politics

Reagan’s Republic Vision and the Founders’ Marketplace of Ideas: Why Democracy Required Messy Debate on Independence Day

Liberty’s Enduring Promise: From 1776 to Today By Mike Sparks In the sweltering heat of Philadelphia’s summer of 1776, history pivoted on the words of extraordinary men willing to commit […]

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1st Amendment/Free Expression History Politics

The Founding Fathers’ Recipe for Truth: Why They Wanted You to Question Everything

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE by Dr. Larry Burris’s 06/30/2025 The 4th of July. A time for fireworks, picnics, hot dogs and ball games. But perhaps also a time for a bit […]

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1st Amendment/Free Expression Faith Mental Health & Well Being Politics

Tennessee Leader William Lamberth Calls Gender Care “Mutilation” as Supreme Court Backs State Restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a decisive 6-3 ruling Wednesday upholding laws in approximately half of U.S. states that prohibit gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, marking a significant victory […]

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1st Amendment/Free Expression Faith Politics

Tennessee Leader Rep. William Lamberth Champions Parental Rights, Criminal Justice Reform, and Constitutional Freedoms in Passionate GOP Office Speech

Today, at the Rutherford County GOP office on East Main Street—just steps from our beautiful historic courthouse—Tennessee State Representative William Lamberth gave a passionate discussion speech that reminded us why […]

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1st Amendment/Free Expression Crime Podcast

Unknown Show Beats Joe Rogan for #1 Spot on YouTube Podcast Rankings

Yes, this headline is correct. According to Economic Times, Joe Rogan’s podcast is not invincible, after all. For the second time, The Joe Rogan Experience has been knocked off the […]

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1st Amendment/Free Expression Education

From Marconi’s ‘S’ to Strauss Waltzes: Why Earth’s Been Broadcasting to Aliens for Over a Century

Music in Space By. Dr. Larry Burriss 06/02/2025 Back in the 1960s, when something was really good, like music for example, it was said to be “far out.” Well, this […]

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