The Tennessee ConserVOLiance

First a history lesson: In the last 100 years, there was only one two-year period, from 1969-1971, when the Tennessee House had a Republican Speaker. It happened in 1969, following the mandated 1-man,1-vote redistricting of the Tennessee Legislature (which reduced the disproportionate strength of the rural counties). After the turbulent 1968 elections, the defection of […]

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**Caution, some slight graphic content related to sexual assault.**
Recently in our town, Murfreesboro, TN, a young, 14-year-old, girl was raped by an 18-year-old boy on a school bus. It happened over a 15 minute period, while the bus was both stopped and moving. The whole ordeal was caught on the video camera located […]

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All over the news today is the story of an 18 year old accused of fondling and sexually assaulting a 14 year old girl on a school bus in Murfreesboro. While he is not accused of actually having intercourse with the young girl, his actions are serious enough to earn him a charge of […]

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A battle is brewing in Murfreesboro.  The battle will pit the School Board against Taxpayers.  At issue is the idea of fundraisers at county schools and school field trips.
It all started back in the fall at the Central Middle School annual fundraiser, Tiger Prowl.  The fundraiser asks students to bring in $25.  In exchange, the […]

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Crossposted at JayPeriod.Townhall
We have all read the news stories of activist judges making laws in their own image from the bench.  We also know of the judges who determine that punishment and jail time are unnecessary.  Do we realize that these actions are destroying the Constitution?
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Recently, my wife interviewed for a job with the Murfreesboro City Schools at a school in a “less than desirable” area of town. To her, it seemed that the principal conducting the interview had a chip on her shoulder, as many teachers used the school as a way to get into the system, transferring […]

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From JayPeriod of Conservatively Speaking.
Education has been a hot topic for political debate for quite some time. There is the problems of funding and subjects. Whenever a candidate wants to get the attention of the public or wants to raise taxes, education becomes the scape goat. No one ever wants to deny […]

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