Opinion

Last week, the editor printed a column I submitted in the opinion section entitled "Could Homelessness Happen To You?" in which I covered some reasons that have led to homelessness for some of our past guests at the C.R.O.S.S. Shelter. There was an opinion column on the same page about the USDA. ...

To the Editor: We are entering the season of giving, but in October several groups got a head start by giving their time and talents for United Way of Bedford County's "Day of Caring". Newell Brands, Jostens, Tennova Healthcare-Shelbyville and First Community Bank all were active working with UWBC partners on needed maintenance and cleaning...

To the Editor: This is a rebuttal to Stella Adcock's letter to the editor on November 6. According to Wikipedia, Judicial Watch is a pro Trump outlet which has made numerous false and unsubstantiated claims. They have filed many lawsuits of which the vast majority have been dismissed. ...

To the editor: This is a rebuttal to the [letter to the editor by Charles Reed] on October 23 on the opinion page. Democrats have been above the law since Obama entered the White House. We know for a fact that 49,000 of Hilary Clinton's email records were found in the Obama White House, specifically, in the Executive Office of the president! E.W. ...

For anyone who is not aware, Shelbyville has a facility known as the C.R.O.S.S. Shelter Project which was started to address the homelessness in our community. Recently, we had a few fundraisers in which some individuals shared some unpleasant comments to some of our guests and volunteers. One man walked by our booth and rudely said to a volunteer, "Get a job!" The person he was speaking to is employed with Tyson...

Do you remember when... ...there was a Piggly Wiggy on the square (southeast corner)? ...there were no school buses? ...country folk, when asked "How are you," would reply, "Tolerable, thank you."? Tolerable! ...there were 11 grocery stores on, or within one block of, the public square?...

Questions have been raised and statements made by both Bedford County Mayor Chad Graham and Bedford County Board of Education recently in regard to who has the authority to hire school architects. Here are a few coming to light: Perhaps, since the county has made its decision on its new architect, and based on recent school board meeting discussions...

To the Editor: I’m not writing in absolute opposition to the idea of a traffic circle at the Cascade School intersection. I do want to raise some concerns. Traffic circles are inherently tricky, requiring a particular driving mindset and skills. Be aware that young, inexperienced drivers would be trying to navigate it safely...

To the Editor: Someone is above the law and that is Donald J. Trump. He has obstructed justice, committed quid pro quo, violated the emolument clause, and continues working with Russia. What has been done to keep him from violating our laws? A sitting president cannot be charged with a crime due to an ignorant DOJ rule. Trump will never be removed from office as long as Mitch McConnell and his gang are in control of the Senate and Bill Barr is Attorney General...

To the Editor: The dictionary defines socialism as, “political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.” In other words, everything is managed by a totalitarian government...

To the Editor: October 22nd is International Stuttering Awareness Day. Stuttering is the only disability people still laugh at but we're working to change that! Just over 70 million people around the world stutter, including more than three million Americans...

To the Editor: "Democrats render 'no one above the law' meaningless." That quote comes from Clarence McKee (The Silent Minority) Americans recognize hypocrisy and selective morality when they see it. They watch Democrats and their fellow media slither through the Washington DC swamp who try to stifle the attempt by President Trump to drain it. We still have vipers there...

To the Editor: Our "Heroes for Hunger" are the sole reason for the overwhelming success of the 2019 Shelbyville Community Soup Kitchen Fundraiser Dinner. Collectively, and without hesitation, you stepped up and bought table sponsorships, provided amazing baskets and delicious desserts to be auctioned, you donated monies, served our guests, decorated tables, you gave of your musical and auction expertise... ...

To the Editor: In May 2019, The IPCC reported on a study of global warming to 1.5O C. This is about .5OC above current warming levels of 1OC (2OF). Using the latest climate change pathway model, this study predicted that the 1.5OC level of warming would occur between the years of 2030 and 2050. ...

To the Editor: I would like to respond to Dawn Hankins’ column of Oct 5th, “Bible belongs in school.” In it, she laments that the Bible is not displayed in schools, and of course longs for Christian teachers and principles to lead as disciples of their faith...

It’s National Newspaper Week — a good time to remind all that, yes, news“papers”, whether you read us on the printed page, a mobile device or a computer screen, are still relevant in the 21st century. We’re loved by a few, damned by many and questioned by an increasing number who are gradually — through no fault of their own — losing the ability to distinguish between unbiased news reporting vs. opinion pieces...

Thursday was National “Bring Your Bible to School Day.” I’m smiling. How about you? This day was not set aside to be a “my denomination is better than yours day.” It’s merely an annual time when Americans have the freedom to take the Bible into public schools...

To the editor: Schools in Bedford County are back in session and thanks to the generosity of so many people no student should be without proper supplies for the school year. A big thank you to everyone who helped United Way of Bedford County collect more than 10,000 individual items, enough to fill 152 boxes with useful school items...

We're sorry, but there are 374 people ahead of you in line for our one copy of the eBook you've been anticipating all year. This is the message Tennessee libraries will be forced to relay to readers of eBooks published by Macmillan Publishers this fall...

To the Editor: The Trump people who write to the Times Gazette love to blame liberals for every problem there is in this country. They never once will admit that Donald Trump and his cronies have done more damage to America than the liberals have ever done...

To the Editor: Mark Hendrickson recently wrote an article for Epoch Times that is reprinted by AMAC (with permission), that needs to viewed by every American. "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction." -- Ronald Reagan...

To the Editor: It appears that some states cannot be trusted to clean up their voter rolls without being taken to court. Judicial Watch (JW) has taken Kentucky to court recently. There were 250,000 notices sent out for clarification on current addresses. ...