NASHVILLE, Tennessee–The 14th annual Tennessee College Republican State Convention met in the chambers of the Tennessee House of Representatives at the State Capitol in Nashville on Saturday, and heard from a number of GOP candidates, including gubernatorial candidates Bill Lee, and Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell (R-Nashville), U.S. Senate…
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GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Bill Lee Announces 100-Member Activist Coalition, ‘Students for Bill’
Franklin-area businessman-turned-gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee announced “Students for Bill,” a new addition to his coalition of grassroots and citizens’ groups that support his bid to be the state’s next top executive. The Saturday announcement comes the same day Lee will address the 14th Annual Tennessee College Republican State Convention. “With…
Read MoreWomen’s March Organizers Plan ‘National School Walkout’ for Gun Control
Organizers of the Women’s March on Washington — the same group that donned pink “pussy” hats in a Washington, D.C. protest march following President Donald Trump’s inauguration — have a new mission. This time, their target is guns — and their aim is stringent new gun control legislation in this…
Read MoreCarol Swain Commentary: Seven Reasons to Beware the Southern Poverty Law Center
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) says its primary mission is to fight hatred, teach tolerance, and seek justice. These are noble goals for most Americans, but this is not a noble organization. It is the exact opposite. Given the SPLC’s power and influence over the media and members of…
Read MoreBloomberg-Backed Gun-Control Group Slammed for Inflating School-Shooting Numbers
Last month, a shot fired at a high school near Seattle entered an office window and hit a three-ring binder. Six weeks later, 17 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a high school in Parkland, Florida. What do the incidents have in common? They were both listed…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: To See Why Nashville’s Transit Plan is Doomed, Just Look at California and Texas
Dear Tennessee Star, Nobody asked me, but . . . So, let’s see. Mayor Megan Barry’s Transit System will cost about 5.2 billion dollars, plus another $5 billion for “operating expenses,” as per government estimates. For you non-math whizzes, that’s over $10 billion dollars, not the $5.2 billion they are…
Read MoreRussia Indictment ‘Good Day’ for Trump, Former Prosecutor Says
In an indictment handed down Friday charging 13 Russians — but no Americans — with interfering in the 2016 presidential campaign does not quite vindicate President Donald Trump, but it comes close, a Republican congressman said. Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) said on “The Ingraham Angle” on Fox News that special…
Read MoreFederal Judge Deals Heavy Blow To Fusion GPS In Dossier-Related Lawsuit
A Trump-appointed federal judge said Friday that he will not recuse himself from a lawsuit related to the Steele dossier. Trevor McFadden, a judge in Washington, D.C., issued the ruling in response to a recusal request submitted last month by Fusion GPS, the opposition research firm that commissioned the dossier.
Read MoreExclusive: Rutger Hauer on His New Biblical Film and Most Iconic Role
Few actors working today have the eclectic filmography of Rutger Hauer. He has worked with such acclaimed directors as Ridley Scott, Robert Rodriguez and Christopher Nolan, and at 74 years old, Hauer shows no signs at all of slowing down. The actor currently stars in “Samson,” which is out in…
Read MoreTillerson to North Korea on Talks: ‘I’m Listening’
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in an interview to air Sunday that he is “listening” for signs that North Korea is ready to engage in direct talks. “My job as chef diplomat is to ensure that the North Koreans know, we keep our channels open,” Tillerson told the CBS…
Read MoreMetro Nashville Police Announce Task Force to Confront Growing Green Hills Crime Wave
Metro Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson announced Thursday the formation of a “multi-component task force” that will use “overt and covert strategies” to disrupt and apprehend what police think may be two separate groups of armed teenagers plaguing the Green Hills neighborhood. Police say the teens are responsible for auto thefts,…
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