Transparency is a cornerstone of a free society. As Thomas Jefferson, our third president and author of the Declaration of Independence, wrote, a government’s “just powers” are …

House Republicans revealed late on May 11 their proposal for Medicaid, which seeks to balance the interests of moderates and spending hawks within the narrow GOP majority. House Speaker Mike Johnson …

For a time, Tennessee’s SEC baseball series with Vanderbilt this past weekend looked promising. The Vols, needing a jolt of adrenaline to stay in the mix for a home regional berth, took …

Dear Savvy Senior, My husband and I, who are retired, have accumulated about $7,000 in credit card debt over the past few years and need some help paying it off. What can you tell us? …

Many times when I was a child, my father and sometimes my mother evoked many of the definitions of fear and respect in me. They were firm disciplinarians and made quick believers of any culprits …

Last week marked President Trump’s 100th day in office. And in that short amount of time, the Trump administration has made incredible progress to Make America Great Again—especially by …

Every year we celebrate Mothers in May. We could (and should) honor them all year, but there is just something about the blooming flowers and warmer weather that May brings that makes us think of our …

If you’ve been to a McDonald’s drive-thru in the past several months, chances are you were greeted with a friendly question. “Will you be using your mobile app today?” I …

If you’ve been to a McDonald’s drive-thru in the past several months, chances are you were greeted with a friendly question. “Will you be using your mobile app today?” I …

There’s a simple rule we should all be able to agree on: if you take someone’s money, they have a say in how you use it. That rule applies to individuals, businesses, and yes—even …

Everyday, it’s something new with this guy. Who, you ask? Former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava, apparently bound for that powerhouse UCLA, that’s who. Every day, the …

“I want buy-in from my people." I hear this expression all the time. Leaders desperately want their teams to perform in sync, much like a great jazz orchestra, intuitively adding the perfect …

Much ballyhooed quarterback Nico Iamaleava is no longer with Tennessee. The Vols have said “thanks but no thanks” to the once high-valued prospect. His destination is, as of this writing, …

Psalms 122:1 – I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Hebrews 10:25 – Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but …

As Tennessee members of the House of Representatives, we are honored to support the nomination of Stephen Alexander Vaden as deputy secretary of the Department of Agriculture.  A native of …

When the tornado sirens whine in the wee hours of the morning, it sends chills down everyone’s backs. The perspective here has changed a lot since the deadly, life-changing December …

There are all sorts of lists on the Internet about the best and most beautiful places in Tennessee to visit and photograph. You can look some of these up yourself and decide which ones you like the …

There are all sorts of lists on the Internet about the best and most beautiful places in Tennessee to visit and photograph. You can look some of these up yourself and decide which ones you like the …

She was everything to me. She could see into my soul and loved me; despite the darkness she saw. She was wild and unpredictable. The very smell of her brings fond memories to my mind. The fun times, …

Across West Tennessee, we’ve seen our fair share of storms before—but the past few weeks have brought some rough ones. From hail and tornadoes to relentless rains that dumped over 10 …