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James Madison, Baptists, and the Sad Ironies of History

In Guest Ed. by Guest ContributorMarch 22, 2017leave a COMMENT

by Shane Rhyne In the 1770s, one of my ancestors was in a Virginia jail. He and other men were imprisoned for the crime of being Baptists. It is a forgotten …

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Illuminating the Fight Against Sex Trafficking

In Guest Ed. by Guest ContributorMarch 16, 2017leave a COMMENT

by Kate B. Trudell, executive director, Grow Free Tennessee, powered by CCAHT We are writing to you to say thank you. In your Nov. 10  issue, you published an article …

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Requiem for a Dive Bar: Toddy’s Back Door Tavern

In Guest Ed. by Guest ContributorMarch 8, 2017leave a COMMENT

by Harry Whiteside I got some bad news the other night, and I ended up having to go to a funeral. Actually, it was more like a wake. I couldn’t believe …

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Why the ACA Exists

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by Kelly Gregory In the summer of 2006, my best friend Terri began experiencing abdominal pain. She ignored it. When she could no longer ignore it, she tried treating it with …

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The Art of Jered Sprecher

In Photos by Guest ContributorJanuary 25, 2017leave a COMMENT

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