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The Spirit of Small Town Pride

By Amanda Haggard | June 17, 2026

Franklin Pride Celebrates Six Years at the Farm

Hoboscopes: June 17, 2026

Mr. Mysterio is not a licensed astrologer, a trained group photographer, or a professional driver on a closed course.

“ … We Need Roses, Too.”

My Uncle Harry is 81 years old this year. He is vital and funny and very technically oriented. He had a great life as a software and hardware engineer in computers.

Q&A with Stephen Watts

Stephen Watts, 29, is a young Millennial with a Gen Z sensibility. Watts has an intersectional view of how his generation works in social justice and advocacy.

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Time Without Housing Is Harm: Why Nashville Needs a Real Homelessness System

Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is the Dean of Belmont University’s college of Law. Gonzales currently is the highest-ranking Hispanic American who has served in an executive position in the United States government. He started his political career in Texas, when then-Governor George W. Bush appointed him as his general council in 1994. Gonzales consequently served as Secretary of State of Texas in 1997 and was named to the Texas Supreme Court in 1999. In 2001, he started working as White House Counsel under President George W. Bush and was appointed by the President as U.S. Attorney General in 2005.

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Hoboscopes: January 1, 2025

By Mr. Mysterio | January 1, 2025

Mr. Mysterio is not a licensed astrologer, a registered pit digger, or an official representative of Mr. Cruise.

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We Remember

By editorial | January 1, 2025

At the 2024 Homeless Memorial on Dec. 14, more than 110 people were remembered in a ceremony downtown honoring those who died from the homeless community.