TennesseeCAN has released The 2019 Tennessee Policy Report Card, scoring Tennessee on 26 education policies that group members say ensure every student receives a high-quality education through access to “great teachers and great schools.”
Read the full storyDay: December 31, 2019
Jack Wilson, Who Shot and Killed Fort Worth Church Gunman, Is County Commission Candidate Whose Slogan Is ‘Make Sure Your Vote Is on Target’
Jack Wilson, the man who used his gun to save his Fort Worth congregation from a shooter Sunday, is a county commission candidate whose slogan is, “Make sure your vote is on target.”
Read the full storyTennessee Comptrollers Blast Roane County in New Audit
Roane County School System officials took nearly $80,000 of taxpayer money to create a new position for their Career and Technical Education program even though it was not budgeted, and county commissioners did not approve it.
Read the full storyCommentary: The Real Cause of Deep State Corruption
What could possibly explain the transparent nonsense that is the attempt to impeach and remove President Donald Trump? The farrago of exaggerations and outright lies that the leadership of the Democrats in the House of Representatives are currently peddling makes little sense.
Read the full story2019: The Year Stock Market Records Broke Their Own Records and Made History
Since the 2016 election, the U.S. stock market has produced historic records.
Read the full storyCommentary: Virginia’s Would-Be Gun Grabbers Likely to Face Blowback
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam apologized for his medical school blackface stunt, but he will have much more to apologize for if he signs into law a bill that attacks Virginia residents’ Second Amendment rights.
Read the full storyTrump Campaign Launching ‘Evangelicals for Trump’ at Majority-Hispanic Megachurch
The Trump campaign announced Friday that it will be launching “Evangelicals for Trump” at a Hispanic megachurch Jan. 3.
Read the full storyThe IRS Placed Lien on Hunter Biden for More than $112,000 in Unpaid Taxes From Year He Served on Burisma Board
The IRS placed a tax lien on Hunter Biden seeking $112,805 in unpaid taxes from 2015, according to records the Daily Caller News Foundation obtained.
Read the full storyUS Airstrikes on Iran-Backed Militia Kill 25
An Iran-backed militia threatened revenge Monday in response to U.S. airstrikes against its positions in Iraq and Syria, which killed at least 25 people.
Read the full storyPriest Imprisoned for Nine Years After Calling Chinese Communist Party ‘Morally Incompatible With the Christian Faith’
A Chinese court sentenced a priest to prison for nine years Monday after the priest called the Chinese Communist Party “morally incompatible with the Christian faith.”
Read the full storyReport: Majority of Schools Surveyed Don’t Provide Students With Basic Due Process Rights
According to a new report published by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), 49 out of 53 of the top universities surveyed don’t provide students with basic due process protections.
Read the full storyJobsOhio Charts Future Without Gov. Kasich as Patron
Even as John Kasich took over the governor’s office in January 2011, he had his eyes set on privatizing the State of Ohio’s economic development functions. A year after he left office, his brainchild, JobsOhio, sails ahead to new frontiers.
Read the full storyReview: ‘Richard Jewell’ Is Clint Eastwood’s Latest Portrayal of the Greatness of Ordinary Americans
Something really interesting is happening at Malpaso Productions, Clint Eastwood’s movie production company. Eastwood’s films, especially in recent years, portray the best in the American character through real stories of ordinary Americans called by events to stand up and shine. In his latest, “Richard Jewell,” Eastwood continues exploring a theme I’ve called “American Greatness in the Shadow of 9/11.” The result is a body of work that is awe-inspiring and unlike anything we have seen before in American cinema.
Read the full storyColumnist Quits Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine Because of Garrison Keillor Cover Story
Nora McInerny, a popular Minnesota-based author and host of the “Terrible, Thanks for Asking Podcast,” recently resigned from Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine because of its new Garrison Keillor cover story.
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