Yearly Archives: 2008

Your Email action is needed now to ensure verifiable voting in 2008 elections

The most important message to send to TN lawmakers is: We must have paper ballots in time for the 2008 Presidential election! The house state...

For Valentine’s Day – “The Truth About Cats & Dogs”

A Valentine's Day DVD Recommendation! Guys, Here’s a suggestion that’s sure to be a hit with your significant other! Get a copy of the DVD...

Serving families, children, with Head Start

As a United Methodist pastor in Missouri, I served churches in a town of 1200 or less in population. For these labors, the median...

Puccini’s Manon Lescaut coming up next in Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD series

The Met Live in HD continues its stunning season with the February 16 performance of Puccini's Manon Lescaut at Regal Cinema/Green Hills Mall and...

An open letter about the “blight” ordinance

I sent this letter opposing the Clarksville Center Redevelopment Plan to Clarksville City Mayor Johnny Piper and all twelve City Council members on Tuesday,...

Campfield: Quixotic attempt to mandate curricular limitations shows anti-gay bias

Stacey Campfield (R, Knoxville), a self-described Christian and one of the more colorful members of the Tennessee House of Representatives, recently introduced what many...

Habitat ReStore plans Grand Opening, seeks donations of building materials

A Chinese proverb defines "waste" as a resource in the wrong place. With that in mind, the creators of the Montgomery County Habitat (for...

Supercells for Super Tuesday? Maybe!

New England's "old timers" used to say "if you don't like the weather, wait a minute..." It's a thought that is holding true in middle...

Realism required to fix health care system

Health care is a major issue facing Americans today. We as a nation pay the highest price for health care and prescription drugs in...

Local Dems to elect delegates, alternates for state, DNC conventions

On the heels of Tennessee's Super Tuesday presidential primary, in which voters in 24 states will have the chance to cast their ballots for...

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