I really didn’t anticipate so much blog time to be dedicated to the voucher bill(Education Freedom Act) which is currently part of this week’s called session of the Tennessee Legislature. What we are witnessing are Republicans in the Tennessee Legislature valiantly trying to free students and their families from failing […]
The Silent Majority and The Lessons Which We Can Learn From The Collapse of Traditional Scouting
Growing up, The Boy Scouts of America were easily one of the two most important outside influences in my life. The other was my church youth group. It grieves me to see the shell of Scouting which exists today. The Boy Scouts of America failed to remember what it did […]
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John Adams once stated, “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” I might add that fair elections results are stubborn things as well. Repeat after me, “My vote counts just […]
An Overdue Thank You to Governor Bill Lee’s Administration for Getting Our Schools Open During COVID
I know many of you helped us in the long fight to get schools open in Northeast Tennessee during Covid. It was brutal to see what school closures were doing to our community and our families. While private schools remained open for the entirety of the pandemic along with other […]
KCS Inclement Weather Decisions: The More Things Change, The More Things Stay The same…
I barely even know what to say when I see decisions like today. Five years ago, I watched Kingsport City Schools lock their students out of buildings for a year and a half during the pandemic. Where was the KCS collective conscience then? Kids in poverty weren’t getting fed regularly. […]
A Revolution of Common Sense: Best Quotes from President Trump’s Inaugural Address
With the eyes of the world upon us and a collection of Americans in the rotunda which would rival any of the meetings during 1776, Donald Trump hit it out of the park. I consider President Donald J Trump’s Inaugural Address to be one of the best ever given. It […]
The 2025 Presidential Inauguration Through the Eyes of Twitter: A Collection of the Day’s Best Tweets
I thought maybe we would take a look at the inauguration through the eyes of those on Twitter. All of these are good. Pastor Lorenzo Sewell’s prayer was exceptional. And I LOVE, “The Revolution of Common Sense…it’s all about common sense.” https://x.com/rogerclemens/status/1881399861934952715
A New Day Has Donned
I simply couldn’t resist with the title. It isn’t my line, but it is an exceptionally awesome line. During 2021, Donald Trump handed the keys of the White House to Joe Biden. Today, Joe Biden handed those keys back to Donald Trump. The Art of the Comback has come full […]
Happy Inauguration Day: Some Music to Start Your Day
I feel nearly certain that all three of these will make their way to inauguration celebrations today. If tomorrow all the things were goneI’d worked for all my life,And I had to start againwith just my children and my wife,I’d thank my lucky starsto be living here today,‘Cause the flag […]