December 2, 2025
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History

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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History Leaving a Legacy Politics

Street Renaming Ceremony to Honor Civil Rights Icon

Memphis, Tenn. (WSMV) – A portion of West Levi Road in Shelby County has been officially renamed the “Rep. Johnnie Turner Highway” in a public ceremony Monday afternoon. The street […]

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History Leaving a Legacy Politics

Frank Nicely, East Tennessee’s Colorful Farmer-Politician, Dies at 78 After Heart Attack on Farm

Former East Tennessee State Senator Frank Nicely Dies at 78 Frank Nicely, a longtime East Tennessee state legislator known for his agricultural advocacy and colorful personality, died Thursday after suffering […]

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History Inspiration Leaving a Legacy Politics

Sometimes you never know when you’re better off: By Commissioner Pettus Read

I’ll never forget that warm September morning in 2010 as I headed off to work when my cell phone rang with a call from my county mayor. As I answered […]

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Adventure Automotive/Classic cars History

Mississippi River Miracle: Three Men, a $15 ’39 Chevy, and 1,000 Miles of Adventure

Down the Mighty Mississippi: A 1939 Chevy Adventure on Barrels and Dreams In the summer of 1955, when America was riding high on post-war optimism and the spirit of adventure […]

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History Schools/Education

25 Fascinating Facts About India

25 Fascinating Facts About India 1. Linguistic Diversity India contains over 1,600 spoken languages, making it one of the most linguistically diverse regions on Earth. • 22 officially recognized languages […]

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History Tennessee Highways and Byways

Fascinating Facts About Smyrna’s Sewart Air Force Base

                        Fascinating Facts About Sewart Air Force Base Editor’s Note: Last week I had the opportunity to visit the […]

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1st Amendment/Free Expression History

’Rare Finds’ by Dr. Larry Burriss

Rare Finds By Dr. Larry Burriss 05/19/2025 I don’t know about you, but I’m going to take some time for a closer look at all of those museum reproductions I […]

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Conversations with Mike Sparks WGNS Radio 100.5 FM 101.9 FM 1450 AM Economy History

Smyrna Could Be New Home for TN National Guard’s 118th Wing

Editor’s Note: I had an awesome opportunity to hang out with the crews of the KC-135 and the C-17 Globemaster III at the Smyrna Airport yesterday. The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker […]

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Conversations with Mike Sparks WGNS Radio 100.5 FM 101.9 FM 1450 AM History Inspiration Leaving a Legacy

From Old Jefferson Community Resident to Real Estate Mogul: The Remarkable Journey of Charles Robert Jones

Charles Robert Jones was born in a tenant house on his grandfather’s farm in Gainesboro, TN on June 21, 1930. When Roosevelt was elected President in 1932, and in March […]

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