Voices

Opinion: After this is over, let's grow the economy we deserve

Apr 30, 2020 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard 4

So a few years ago, I bought a yellow rose bush from Gardens of Babylon. I was bummed because I wanted a red one. But they had a yellow one, it was on sale and I had the money.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Bigger Than Ourselves

Apr 29, 2020 at 08:00 am by Dads2Dads

The COVID-19 outbreak, sweeping over the world bringing death, loss of jobs and economic disaster for so many families, is a stark reminder that life presents problems that ar.... Read More

Opinion: Nurses have rights too (or should)

Apr 23, 2020 at 12:09 pm by robmtchl

I write regarding a disparity in the nursing profession and the treatment of nurses as a class not only within private hospitals but within the VA Federal hospital system as w.... Read More

Slideshow

Murfreesboro Mama: 7 family meal plans during quarantine

Apr 23, 2020 at 09:27 am by Laura Beth Payne

If you're like me you've frequently hit the "over it" wall as far as meal planning during quarantine -- whether it's the running around to multiple stores for ingredients or t.... Read More

How many Murfreesboro neighborhoods consider renters unwelcome? Is this a trend?

Apr 23, 2020 at 08:00 am by Chloe Cerutti 8

As long-term homeowners and residents of Innsbrooke, a quiet and pleasant Murfreesboro subdivision of 246 middle-class homes established in 1996, we were disturbed to learn th.... Read More

Dads2Dads: How to take advantage of a once in a lifetime opportunity

Apr 21, 2020 at 10:00 am by Dads2Dads

How do two ordinary dads write about COVID-19? We're not doctors or healthcare workers. Our medical knowledge extends to being at the other end of a scalpel for surgery. We're.... Read More

Dads2Dads: Keeping The Kids Engaged

Apr 14, 2020 at 10:00 am by Dads2Dads

As more of us are ordered to shelter in our homes during this pandemic, we become all too familiar with kids getting antsy, bored, maudlin, fussy, or just downright irritable.... Read More

Murfreesboro Mama: 10 Online Playdates for the Family

Apr 14, 2020 at 09:10 am by Laura Beth Payne

While Covid-19 has hijacked most families' means of "getting out and about" in Rutherford County, it certainly hasn't dented our community's creativity. Thanks to the wonders.... Read More

Easter is about love and my life for yours

Apr 10, 2020 at 08:28 am by Paulette Jackson

Easter is upon us. In light of this special season, I hope you enjoy this article, inspired by one of my favorite authors, Charles Williams, who offers us perspective on sacri.... Read More

Ground yourself in solitude during these trying times

Apr 08, 2020 at 10:00 am by Paulette Jackson

"Look on beauty, And you shall see 'tis purchased by the weight; Which therein works a miracle in nature, Making them lightest that wear most of it" -Shakespear I was drawn r.... Read More

Dads2Dads: What's in your Game Closet

Apr 08, 2020 at 08:00 am by Dads2Dads

It's near impossible to come up with a positive take on COVID-19. We are all at risk. Many of us are caregivers for children or the elderly and that concerns us a great deal..... Read More

Murfreesboro Mama: Celebrate a Quarantine Easter with Amy Parker

Apr 07, 2020 at 08:40 am by Laura Beth Payne

I met Murfreesboro author Amy Parker when I was pregnant with my daughter. Friends gave me her books as shower gifts, and the pages quickly earned worn edges as I read and re-.... Read More