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Ron Hart: The Fourth Estate should have an estate sale


We have legacy corporate media that have stood by and asked no questions when the Democrats say Trump, MAGA and Republicans are a “threat to democracy.” All the while, Democrats seek to keep Trump off the ballot in several states, jail him, take his assets in New York, expand the Supreme Court, ban voter ID, censor speech and suppress opposing […]

Blackburn: Biden budget offers more taxes, more spending, crippling debt


Every day, Tennesseans and Americans struggle to pay rent, afford groceries, and fill up their tanks because of President Biden’s reckless, inflationary spending that has added more than $6 trillion to our national debt. In fact, since Inauguration Day 2021, prices across the board are up 18.6 percent, meaning a family in Tennessee has to spend an additional $922 a month — $11,064 over […]

Ron Hart: Democrat dogma: Blame business for passing on inflation costs


When you create inflation like Joe Biden has, that cost is always passed on to the consumer. Materials, regulatory and oil costs are up, along with interest rates. The expense to do business naturally goes up; and for Biden to childishly chide business owners for raising prices, calling them “greedy and gouging” (even yelling that his Snickers bars have shrunk), […]

Ron Hart: Weaponizing government against Trump is backfiring


All the contrived “lawfare” cases against Trump are falling apart. The cases were assigned to inept and corrupt blue-city prosecutors. And, on cue, the prosecutors are botching their jobs in a clumsy sequence of events that are more telling about the veracity of the pursuers than about their targets. They are failing because of the emergent truths found in the […]

Opinion: East Tennessee legislators help preserve Tennessee history



Two East Tennessee lawmakers may have just saved Tennessee history, as far as being a subject in public schools is concerned. Senator Art Swann of Blount County and Representative Lowell Russell of Monroe County co-sponsored a bill that was just signed into law by Governor Bill Lee. The new law ensures that the required stand-alone semester of Tennessee history remain […]

Opinion: Why should state tourism department records be secret?


An often quoted phrase related to open government is one by Louis Brandeis, an attorney and associate justice on the Supreme Court whose work and writings spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries. “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric lights the most efficient policemen,” Brandeis wrote in a “Harper’s Weekly” article in 1913, one of […]

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Ron Hart: A lot is happening in the news


With all the news swirling, here are roundups and catchups of what we have missed: The Alabama Supreme Court, which looks like a Baptist preacher convention subcommittee appointed to police dirty dancing betwixt the young ‘uns, voted that unused in-vitro fertilized eggs were to be treated as human. Things have changed in Alabama. Once there was the KKK, a group […]

Opinion: Education is key to revitalizing rural areas


Over the course of my career, I have had the privilege of traveling thousands of miles on the beautiful backroads of Appalachia, as well as Middle and West Tennessee. I have visited schools, participated in town halls, worked booths at state fairs and met with local employers to discuss workforce needs. No matter where I go, I always tout the value of pursuing some form of higher education. I note that there are many options, […]

Ron Hart: Not saying Fani’s a vote-rigger, but she’s not messing with broke figures


We know that voters no longer determine elections; the FBI, DOJ, CIA and various district sttorneys do. Sadly, because of the likes of former FBI Director Comey, Peter Strzok, Letitia James, NY County District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Fani Willis and the various Deep State spy-ops in place, we cannot trust the system. Yet here we are. The most recent lawfare […]

Strategies to help improve your smile throughout your life



During February’s Children’s Dental Health Month, it’s an opportune time to talk about dental health habits that can help improve the oral health of kids and people of all ages. While everyone wants a sparkling smiling, maintaining and improving your oral health – starting at birth all the way through our golden years – is crucial. In fact, research shows […]

Ron Hart: With Biden incapacitated, who’s running the country?


Easter is coming. With a president of the United States who could hide his own Easter eggs and throw himself a surprise party, we deserve to know one simple thing: Who’s calling the shots in the White House? It is clearly under leftist Democrat rule. Joe Biden butchered another press “chat” to respond to the DOJ deciding not to prosecute […]

Opinion: School voucher decision requires more discussion


Political discussions lack critical thinking in the current climate, negatively impacting discourse. Lawmakers rush political decisions without much discussion, undermining transparency, accountability and thorough consideration of the issues. This often leads to poorly crafted legislation with unintended consequences. Limited public input and rushed discussions can lead to policies that do not reflect the population’s needs, giving political donors and lobbyists […]


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