For too long, Americans have watched big tech trample on the principles of the First Amendment – free speech, freedom of thought and belief, free assembly and the open exchange of ideas. As more information is filtered through online platforms, the First Amendment is becoming a dead letter. …

The role of a mother is best told in the life of her children.

“Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ai…

With the 80th annual Middle Tennessee Strawberry Festival coming up this weekend in Portland, you know it must be time, or almost time, for picking your own strawberries at area farms.

A cold front will pass through and bring cooler temperatures and a clearing trend through Saturday with high temperatures expected to be between 65-70 degrees and drop into the 40s at night.

It happens when you hear a certain song.

It’s been more than a year since the coronavirus pandemic took our world and turned it sideways. Now, cases are decreasing while vaccination rates are increasing, but it may still be a while before life returns to normal – especially for the most vulnerable among us.

“Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living and truth loving.” ―James E Faust

I love thrift stores, and sadly, some of my favorite ones have not stood the test of time.

”The best time for planning a book is while you’re doing the dishes.” —Agatha Christie

If you liked the chaos of the pandemic election, you’re going to love the left’s new effort to complicate voting in America. Despite its innocuous name, the For the People Act, known in the Senate as “S.1,” is a harbinger of anything but productive election reform.

We all saw it. We all saw the water get dumped on the floor.

There are many reasons that children succeed in school. One element is constant. Every child deserves excellent teachers and administrators.

Dock 17 recently opened in Sango and brings house-smoked beef brisket, pork baby-back ribs and fresh-off-the-grill burgers to the neighborhood. And it’s doing it in style.

One of my favorite things to write about over the years has been free festivals, where families could get out and learn something new, enjoy some live music, sample some food and experience a day in the park.

"We the Peoples of the United Nations, determined to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small..." —United Nations Charter

To the Editor:

With graduations, weddings and Mother’s Day on the spring calendar, this is a good time to check out the American Pearl Co.’s Friends and Family Sale, where you can purchase pearl necklaces, earrings, bracelets and more at half the suggested retail price.

Fanelli’s Deli & Market is open on Franklin Street and brings the traditions of New York deli sandwiches, with bold flavors and super fresh ingredients, down South.

I am not a camper.

“Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there. And I also hope that you will choose to make some of that trouble on behalf of women.” —Nora Ephron

March was a wet and mild month. Temperatures were 5 degrees higher than normal, and rainfall was about triple the average amount.