January 22, 2025
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Stewarts Creek High School Band to Perform at Presidential Inauguration

Stewarts Creek High School Band to Perform at Presidential Inauguration SMYRNA, Tenn. — The Stewarts Creek High School Band has been selected to perform at the 60th presidential inauguration, marking the most prestigious invitation in the program’s history. The 160-member band will represent Tennessee on the national stage at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration parade on

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Dr. Larry Burriss: TikTok’s Choice: Sell or Leave? Understanding the Real Issue

TIK TOK RESTRICTIONS 01/13/2025 Editor’s Note: ​​​​As both a Tennessee state legislator and an MTSU marketing student graduating with a second bachelor’s degree in media, I find myself at a unique crossroads in the TikTok debate. While my legislative vote supported restricting TikTok due to national security concerns, my experience in Dr. Raj’s digital marketing

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Coincidence or God-Wink Moment? Divine Numbers: The ‘Miraculous’ John 3:16 Pattern in Tim Tebow’s Historic NFL Game

Editor’s Note: Many of us, who are believers have often seen God, the ‘Creator of the Universe’ perform miraculous things. One of my favorite scriptures is found in 1 Corinthians 1:27 “But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the

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Timeless Life Lessons from “It’s a Wonderful Life”

By Mike Sparks   Last night while at my in-law’s home for Christmas Eve the movie, It’s a Wonderful Life was playing. The movie is a touching Christmas classic and I would argue one of the most beloved movies of all time. The movie is produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story and booklet The Greatest

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From Isolation to Connection: How the Samaritan Leper Inspires Acts of Kindness

Editor’s Note: This Thanksgiving morning, I woke up reflecting on how blessed and grateful I am. However, my thoughts quickly turned to the significant challenges facing our community, state, nation, and world. The U.S. is now confronting a nuclear threat reminiscent of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Alongside these geopolitical concerns, we grapple with domestic issues

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Viewpoint: Dr. Larry Burriss ‘Transparency’

I’ve often thought it interesting to compare promise versus performance when it comes to election campaign promises. Particularly in issues related to so-called “transparency.” Every administration I can think of has promised to be more “transparent” than the previous. Of course, every administration promises everything will be better than the last. It’s also interesting to

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‘Leadership Lapses’: Public Officials and the Decline of Civility” by Mike Sparks

Are Egos, Excessive Pride and Narcissism out of Control?    Once again, I find myself echoing the words of Bob Dylan: “The Times They Are A-Changin’.” His lyrics resonate with me now more than ever. The divisiveness and lack of civility in today’s society, I will argue, are worse than ever. It’s simply ‘CRAZY!’ The

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