FRANKLIN — A former teacher dismissed from her job in Williamson County wants the people who allegedly helped to get her fired to retract a written statement they made about her. And that woman, Nedra Finney, is using the courts to try to make that happen. Finney and her Nashville-based…
Read MoreDay: February 2, 2019
Forbes Calls Tennessee Part of a ‘Southern Taxpayer Safe Space’
Tennessee is one of four states with a governor that has taken state tax hikes off the table, according to a new article in Forbes. Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina are the other three states, according to Patrick Gleason, vice president of state affairs at Americans for Tax Reform. Gleason…
Read MoreCommentary: The Party of Death, Out in the Open
by Ned Ryun Safe, legal, and rare was a lie. President Bill Clinton in 1996 told Americans abortion should be “safe, legal, and rare.” That was then. Now the cult of death, pro-abortion movement has taken over the Democratic Party whole-cloth, and the result is the infanticidal law passed…
Read MoreNew Evidence Refutes Adam Schiff’s Theory About Trump Tower Meeting
by Chuck Ross The Senate Intelligence Committee obtained phone records showing Donald Trump Jr. did not speak with his father from a blocked telephone number in the days before the infamous Trump Tower meeting in June 2016. The finding, first reported by CNN, undercuts Democrats’ theory Trump Jr. might…
Read MoreMTSU Professor Guest Lecturing at Belmont Plays “F*** Trump’ Song
A Middle Tennessee University music professor apparently went off script during his guest lecture at Belmont University this week and played the song “F**k Donald Trump” over the loudspeaker. Belmont, of course, is a Christian university. Joseph Morgan was the MTSU professor in question. Belmont spokesman Greg Pillon confirmed the…
Read MoreEvidence Mounts Against Climate Prediction That Inspired ‘Day After Tomorrow’ Disaster Flick
by Michael Bastasch New evidence casts further doubt on model-based predictions that global warming could halt the Gulf Stream currents as part of an alarming scenario that inspired the 2004 disaster film, “The Day After Tomorrow.” For years, scientists warned global warming could halt the Atlantic’s “conveyor belt” and…
Read MoreCommentary: Democrats’ Nutty Ideas Doomed to Drive Americans Back to the GOP
by Jeffrey A. Randall Democrat leaders’ outlandishly rude behavior during and after the recently halted government shutdown brought to mind a memorable quote from the classic 1990’s bowling comedy Kingpin: Roy Munson: “Brother Thomas, you know what it says in the Bible about not forgiving people.” Thomas: “Why don’t…
Read MoreBoy Scouts Welcome Girls Into Their Ranks
The Boy Scouts of America welcomed girls into its ranks Friday. For almost a year young girls have been able to join the Cub Scouts. But starting Friday, girls 11-17 years old can participate in the Boy Scouts program, now called Scouts BSA. That curriculum is the path to becoming…
Read MoreOak Ridge, Tennessee Plans to Fight School Vouchers
Members of the Oak Ridge Board of Education say they are drafting a formal resolution opposing school vouchers, and they plan to forward it to state legislators. This is the second known local government entity in Tennessee to take a stand against school choice. According to the most recent draft…
Read MoreIllegal Immigrants Are Trying to Starve Themselves to Death in Hunger Strike
by Tim Pearce Nearly a dozen illegal immigrants at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Texas are refusing to eat as part of a hunger strike against alleged verbal abuse by guards, The Associated Press reported. ICE officials confirmed Thursday to the AP that 11 detainees at…
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