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Jim Zachary, Director Tennessee Transparency ProjectThe Leader
8 days ago | 0 | 0 |
Open meetings and public records carry the rule of law in Tennessee. Citizens should have have the presumption that any meeting of elected officials and any document held in local government offic...
The Obama blame game President Obama keeps blaming former President George Bush for the economic fix we’re in. Unemployment is still in excess of 8 percent. The national debt has grown $5 trillion since January 2009 wh...
Letter to the Editor True Leadership The Bible speaks often about exaltation. Matthew 23:12 reminds us to guard against self-exaltation. The contemporary term for self-exaltation is“spiking the football”. A person ...
Our view - A message to Mason voters: clean house Mason city leaders have failed in their most basic duties: protecting the resources of the city’s taxpayers. A scathing letter from Dennis Dycus, C.P.A., director of municipal audit for the Tenness...
Shame and unemployment benefits? Dear editor, With due respect, I wish to comment on the Oct. 20 Leader guest editorial that characterized unemployment benefits with an aura of shame – a “gove...
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Steven Jones, Edward Jones InvestmentsThe Leader
7 months ago | 0 | 10 |
When you invest in stocks, you want their price to go up. But of course, you can’t control the rise and fall of stock prices. However, there is a key element of investing that you can control — the...
This photograph was submitted by Cathy Shankle in memory of the 30th anniversary of the death of her beloved father, Joe Roe, who passed away on Aug. 11, 1981 at the age of 53. Joe is pictured h...
My fellow Southern redneck brothers and sisters, our kith and kin try their dead-level best to get along with folks from all over. But it’s hard to do once you slip into foreign civilization outs...
As Congress continues the important debt ceiling discussion, we have two goals before us: first, to take a significant step to reduce our federal debt and stop Washington from spending money it doe...
Dear editor, Today, the natural act of breastfeeding in public. Tomorrow, the natural acts of urination, defecation, masturbation and copulation. Hang on for the ride of a lifetime down the slip...