Opinion Articles

Title	Published
It's About Time Riverbend Was Cancelled - And Response	6/4/2020 9:58 AM
Kudos Again To Demetrus Coonrod - And Response	6/3/2020 1:31 PM
Roy Exum: Get Mad! I Am Too	6/3/2020 7:20 AM
The Cries For Justice Have Gone Unheard	6/2/2020 12:16 PM
Tennessee's Role In Civil Rights	6/2/2020 12:11 PM
Anarchy And Home-Grown Terrorism Is An Assault On Civil Rights	6/2/2020 12:09 PM
America Is Losing	6/2/2020 11:58 AM
Unbalanced Executive Orders - And Response	6/2/2020 11:51 AM
Roy Exum: My Dear Friend, Pat Dye	6/2/2020 7:54 AM
Rising Militarization Of Law Enforcement	6/1/2020 9:01 PM
When Violence In America Was Affirmed And Praised: Understanding And Solving Racial Injustices	6/1/2020 6:48 PM
It's Anarchy Now	6/1/2020 10:07 AM
Roy Exum: My Garden This June	6/1/2020 8:07 AM
How The Civil War Will Start	5/31/2020 4:13 PM
2 Wrongs Never Make A Right	5/31/2020 9:34 AM
The Court Of Public Opinion Has Ruled - And Response	5/31/2020 8:07 AM
Roy Exum: These Riots Are Surreal	5/31/2020 8:00 AM
What Is Going On In Minneapolis? - And Response (3)	5/30/2020 3:41 PM
Roy Exum: The Saturday Funnies	5/30/2020 9:44 AM
A New Low For Bureaucratic Dysfunction - And Response	5/29/2020 4:45 PM
Rep. Hakeem: General Assembly Legislative Update	5/29/2020 11:32 AM
Playing Chess In Public Policy	5/29/2020 11:27 AM
Cempa Community Care To Offer Free Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing At Family Church In Dayton	5/29/2020 11:13 AM
Roy Exum: Reclose? Are You Nuts?	5/29/2020 10:23 AM
Voting By Mail In Tennessee Must Be Allowed - And Response (3)	5/28/2020 4:39 PM
Departure Of Drs. Gruver, Devlin Is Disturbing	5/28/2020 1:36 PM

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