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Opinion: It’s exciting to imagine the effects the Ford plant will bring to Tipton County

By Echo Day on September 29, 2021

Last week at Rotary our speaker, District 6761 Governor Dr. Michael J. Babb, M.D., spoke about the ripple effects of our actions. He spoke most notably about the ripple effects of kindness, but I was reminded of his speech when I realize in Tipton County we’ll soon see the ripple effects of the largest industrial investment the state has ever seen. On Tuesday, the Ford Motor … [Read more...] about Opinion: It’s exciting to imagine the effects the Ford plant will bring to Tipton County

Opinion: Anti-CRT war is uniting us, but is really unnecessary

By Echo Day on July 16, 2021

It’s incredible the way the Tipton County Republican Party has brought people together lately. In the last two weeks I have talked with both Democrats and Republicans who can agree on one thing: TCRP’s far right campaign against Critical Race Theory is misguided at best. They’re working on a dangerous campaign to discredit our school system by suggesting Critical Race Theory is … [Read more...] about Opinion: Anti-CRT war is uniting us, but is really unnecessary

Rumors about Critical Race Theory textbook, lessons in Tipton County ‘simply not true,’ Combs says

By Echo Day on May 27, 2021

Editor's note: This letter was submitted by Dr. John Combs, director of the Tipton County Schools system, after rumors spread via social media that Critical Race Theory was being taught in the district.  If memory serves, it was Socrates who said, “When the battle is waning, slander becomes the tool of the uninformed.” I’m afraid that’s exactly where we have found ourselves … [Read more...] about Rumors about Critical Race Theory textbook, lessons in Tipton County ‘simply not true,’ Combs says

The world could certainly use more men like Jimmy Glover

By Jeff Ireland on February 4, 2021

For the better part of 20 years, Jimmy Glover used to send me handwritten letters on notebook paper every few weeks or so during boxing season. The first time I got one I was 24 years old, fresh out of college and navigating my first job in journalism. It was written in cursive and when somebody put it on my desk I recall saying something like “What in the world is this? I … [Read more...] about The world could certainly use more men like Jimmy Glover

Opinion: Controlling the spread of COVID is an important job and everybody plays a part

By Echo Day on December 18, 2020

There was an important job to be done ...  You know where this is going, don't you? If you've ever worked in a corporate environment you've probably read the story of "Whose Job Is It, Anyway?" If your organization is anything like The Leader, in the last 15 years someone from your HR department has printed this out and taped it to the wall in the high traffic area (the … [Read more...] about Opinion: Controlling the spread of COVID is an important job and everybody plays a part

What’s the point of campaign signs in an election like this?

By Jeff Ireland on November 3, 2020

The other day I was driving down Highway 51 when I saw a pickup truck outfitted with majestically large tires flying a Trump for President flag. Well, I thought, that does it. I like his style and I shall vote for Trump. Then I turned off the highway and saw a campaign sign for Joe Biden. Hmm, I thought, that's a nice sign. I'm voting for Biden now. Fifteen minutes later I … [Read more...] about What’s the point of campaign signs in an election like this?

Opinion: When it comes to being anti-racist, actions speak louder than words

By Echo Day on June 4, 2020

We’ve all seen the video or the photo by now. Eight minutes, 46 seconds. That’s all it took for a man once full of life, whose lungs were once full of air and so much opportunity, to be killed on a dirty street in Minneapolis, crushed under the weight of a dirty cop’s knee and hundreds of years of systematic racism and oppression. “I can’t breathe,” he said before calling out, … [Read more...] about Opinion: When it comes to being anti-racist, actions speak louder than words

Opinion: Coronavirus can take an emotional toll on all of us

By Jeff Ireland on March 27, 2020

It takes a lot to make me cry. My wife, kind of jokingly and kind of not, likes to refer to me as a robot. Someone once described my personality as just south of comatose. That might be a little harsh, but you get the idea. One time I was talking to my daughter and joking around about a high school basketball coach (who shall remain nameless) for being so incredibly stoic and … [Read more...] about Opinion: Coronavirus can take an emotional toll on all of us

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