President Donald Trump signed an executive order promoting religious freedom to mark the National Day of Prayer on Thursday. The new order, however, is a watered down version of the earlier controversial proposal that was leaked in February this year. “Today’s executive order signing was an elaborate photo-op with no discernible policy outcome,” the American Civil…
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Cutler auditioned with FOX on Thursday, ESPN reported, citing sources. FOX is in need of a replacement for John Lynch after the latter became the San Francisco 49ers’ general manager earlier this offseason. The 34-year-old Cutler has not officially announced his retirement since being released by the Chicago Bears on March 9. However, potential teams in…
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By David Tulis / Noogaradio 1240 AM 92.7 FM Mayor Dwain Land easily swept past two challengers to retain his post as mayor of the small town of Dunlap, Tennessee on Saturday. Land won with 576 votes, easily outdistancing Jennifer Lockhart Greer, who finished in second place with 334 votes. A third candidate, Rhonda Summers, had 62 votes. The election Saturday in this small Tennessee town gives no relief to an elderly couple in hiding, Thomas and Carol Gaddy, because the city government has demanded their consent to search their house absent probable cause. Lockhart Greer said she had been praying for the Gaddys and vowed to end their prosecution through civil courts. The legal battle over property rights intensified interest in the contest, which drew 33.1 percent of registered city residents to the polls. Living in the city are 2,933 voters, says Jerrie Hickey, administrator of elections for Sequatchie County. Mayor Land did not respond to a text message requesting comment. Mrs. Greer thanked her supporters and voters. “We ran a good, fair, honest race and I wish the new mayor all the luck in the world.” As for the Gaddy conflict, “Our best option is just to pray.”…
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Loretta Lynn’s sister, Crystal Gayle, is speaking out about the “Coal Miner’s Daughter’s” recent heartbreaking medical emergency. On May 5, Rare Country shared news that the 85-year-old country music legend was taken to a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee after suffering a stroke at her Hurricane Mills home on Thursday. RELATED: Country legend Loretta Lynn is hospitalized…
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Sheriff’s departments across the state of California are urging their communities to resist California Senate Bill 54, currently being debated the California Assembly. The bill, which passed the upper chamber in the state legislature in April, would turn the Sunshine State into the Sanctuary State. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department issued a stinging critique of the…
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Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow says he is “getting better every week” in his transition to a minor league baseball player for the New York Mets’ Class A affiliate. The 29-year-old Tebow continues to have ups and downs, hitting .231 with two home runs and nine RBIs through 22 games for the Class A Columbia Firefiles.…
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Police in Texas say a concealed carry holder is a “hero” for shooting a crazed attacker and preventing what could have been a slaughter inside a crowded sports bar on Wednesday. The man, who was dining with his wife at Zona Caliente in Arlington, Texas, quickly sprung into action when he witnessed the gunman allegedly shoot…
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Are you “experienced”? Have you ever been “experienced”? Well, I have… ~ Jimi Hendrix, Are You Experienced? According to the legendary rock star himself, the above song was not necessarily written about drugs, but about being at peace with yourself. That’s cool. But the song – with its revolutionary psychedelic effects—sounded like a drug testimony to me! Yet arguably, the most powerful “drug” of all to “experience” isn’t revolutionary at all—it’s the food we eat every day. Food is certainly the biggest challenge to the majority of my personal training clients, and from what I can see, much of mankind. The role of food has gone so far beyond its biological function (i.e.: nourishing the body) – particularly in modern times – that I don’t see how it will return to it’s original role. I remember growing up, my mom baked dessert items on a near-daily basis. She had taken a cake-decorating class at a local adult school, and really went to town with it! We always had something sweet and delectable inside the Tupperware container on top of the fridge, and when it came time to celebrate our birthdays… forget about it! And on the back patio, we had a second refrigerator…
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The Tennessee General Assembly has unanimously passed the Teacher Bill of Rights, which proponents hope is the just the beginning of efforts to give teachers more backing in state law. “We were pleased to help lead the effort in our state on behalf of educators and our members to secure rights on their behalf,” said JC Bowman, executive director of Professional Educators of Tennessee (ProEd), in a statement. But Bowman gives the credit for the bill’s success to the legislators who advocated for it. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Mark Green (R-Clarksville) and Rep. Jay Reedy (R-Erin). Sen. Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) was also very involved. The bill comes amid concerns about a teacher shortage in Tennessee. There are various factors for the shortage, but one that is often cited is the undermining of teachers’ authority. Teachers face disrespect from students, sometimes even violence. Teachers have also raised concerns with regulations that have stifled their voices in decision-making. The new legislation calls for teachers to be treated with respect and have their professional judgment respected. It also provides more support for when they have to defend themselves against violent students. In addition, it says that teachers should be able to review…
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The Trump campaign accused mainstream television networks Friday of censoring a campaign ad celebrating the achievements of President Trump’s first 100 days in office and referring to some of the media as “fake news.” Campaign officials said CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC have refused to air the ad. “Apparently, the mainstream media are champions of the…
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Stephen Colbert claimed he’d be less political when he first moved from his Comedy Central show to “The Late Show” on CBS to replace David Letterman. He’s broken that vow many times over by now. Not only has Colbert become much more blatantly political, he’s gotten lazy, too. Even with a staff of 19 full-time writers,…
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I have often believed there is too much politics in public education, and that has hurt public education. Honestly I would resent having to support a political candidate because of a political label or designation, or an endorsement by an organization in which I was a member.
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Former President Barack Obama is once again back in the public eye and once again interfering with other nation’s sovereign, democratic decisions. On Thursday, Obama released a video endorsing Emmanuel Macron, the center-left candidate in the French election supported by establishment globalist and corporate interests. “Because of how important this election is, I also want you…
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Christians who do not support the LGBT agenda in this country face persecution, evangelical leader Franklin Graham said this week. The head of the Billy Graham Evangelical Association and the humanitarian aid organization Samaritan’s Purse, Graham spoke on the radio program “Washington Watch” hosted by Family Research Council President Tony Perkins. “They are being forced out…
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The economy gave out a medium-sized roar on Friday, when the federal government announced unemployment dropped to 4.4 percent. The nation also added 211,000 jobs in April. The unemployment rate was 4.5 percent in March. “During the Obama years, growth was an abysmal 1.9 percent, which the Congressional Budget Office now says is the course we…
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After much drama, heated exchanges on the floor, a tense caucus meeting on Thursday, it seemed that Friday’s floor session to address the fiscal year 2017-18 budget was not starting off much better when there were not enough members present for a quorum at 9:07 a.m. But, by 11:23 a.m. the four bills that made the state $37 billion 2017-18 budget had been passed by the House. When a quorum was not detected by 9:07 a.m., Republican Caucus Leader Ryan Williams (R-Cookeville) requested a recess until 10 a.m. for the purpose of a caucus meeting, which took place in the library. The caucus meeting was quickly turned over by Williams to House Majority Leader Glen Casada (R-Franklin), who reviewed the process for the day. Casada explained that there would be two amendments to the budget appropriations bill, the first being a “stripper” amendment, which would take off all of the additional appropriations to HB 511 approved Thursday. The second was the addition of a $55 million non-recurring appropriation to counties taken from the Highway Fund for the purpose of “kick starting” road work. Casada also mentioned the possibility of a third amendment, but was reluctant to share details until he was…
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VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing May 6, Saturday John 4:23-26 23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. 24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” 25 The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.” 26 Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he.”
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