Sharing Perspectives from across the HighlandsI want to start by making something very clear. What I am sharing here is my perspective and my...

Preserving our more perfect Union requires vision, responsibility and a commitment to the principles that unite usI have loved the historical...

Understanding the data behind Cookeville’s Flock camerasI am not anti-technology, far from it. I use it every day. I have worked in and around...

There are seasons in life when the weight of the world feels especially heavy.This is one of those seasons.Family members and friends are sick....

You cannot make much of a difference from the sidelines.It is easy to watch. It is easy to criticize. It is easy to point out everything that...

Life seems to get busier every year.There is always somewhere to go, something that needs to be done, bills to pay, work waiting on us, and...

This week, I had the opportunity to do something both ordinary and deeply meaningful. I took my dad to his chemotherapy appointment, prepared and...

My faith is something I am proud to share.I don't believe my faith is something I should keep tucked away or only bring out on Sunday morning. It...

Like many of you, I moved here and chose to make this my hometown.After working across Tennessee and living in East Tennessee, West Tennessee, the...

Voters Must Find ConsensusVoters are fed up with out-of-state funding and D.C. PAC influence in Tennessee races. Calls for greater transparency and...

I’ve always believed that how you do one thing says a lot about how you do everything.For me, going above and beyond isn’t about recognition,...

I have been thinking a lot about cameras this week.Flock cameras. Automated license plate readers. Doorbell cameras. Security systems. Cell phones...

There is something every organization should have, regardless of its size: a completed, approved, and accessible policy and procedure manual.I...

As I sit here working on this week’s paper, there are so many things on my mind.My dad and my mom. My sister, Angelina, whose birthday is Aug. 15....

For years, we have been told that everything was moving online.Books would disappear. Newspapers would disappear. Record stores would disappear....