Category Archives: Columns

‘Living on Purpose’: True peace and joy are only a prayer away

Editor’s note: “Living on Purpose” is a Kentucky-based religious column provided free to the Bartlett Express. [...]

‘Living on Purpose’: Connecting with God brings spiritual peace

Editor’s note: “Living on Purpose” is a Kentucky-based religious column provided free to the Bartlett Express. [...]

Why is Congress becoming more polarized, paralyzed?

Many people have heard the term “gerrymandering,” but do you know where the name originated [...]

Kaepernick: Standing up against racism and ableism is needed

Colin Kaepernick, 49ers quarterback, refused to stand up for the national anthem, saying “I’m not [...]

40 civil rights groups urge census to stop miscounting prisoners

WASHINGTON—The Census Bureau has come under fire from a coalition of 40 civil rights, faith, [...]

Pro-abortion-rights group gears up for battle in Tenn.

After years of setbacks in battles with conservative state legislatures, one women’s health group is [...]

Tenn. senator calls for halt to Obamacare

NASHVILLE — Recalling testimony offered both to a U.S. Congressional subcommittee and the Tennessee Senate Committee [...]

Shelby County pauses land transfers to churches

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has persuaded Shelby County to stop giving away land to [...]

Broadband and the Internet: Better access, not bigger government

Last fall, I convened the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) to study and [...]

‘Tolerance’ insults people but ‘acceptance’ welcomes them

I was working with a leadership development group on the topic of conflict (one of [...]

Shelby County pauses land transfers to churches

The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has persuaded Shelby County to stop giving away land [...]

White House rebuffs petition critical of ‘Black Lives Matter’

A petition to the White House to formally recognize Black Lives Matter as a terrorist [...]