Letters to the Editor

The Power of Lies

The Addict

An Imminent Threat

Created Equal

Writing History

The April 22 opinion piece from Ron Hart demonstrates the sad decline of public discourse in America. He employs the full gamut of tactics to appeal to those who accept opinion as fact—as long as it confirms their own poorly informed bias.

Congratulations Dr. Norris on becoming the new Director of Tullahoma Schools. Looking forward there are still questions that remain unanswered. We are fortunate to live near the largest aerospace testing complex in the world. The paper has an article on how a local company supported Artemis. We have an incredible local environment. With that, what is your plan to improve STEM education, especially in math and the hard sciences which are central to STEM degrees? What is your plan to increase vocational and technical education supporting STEM? What is your plan for improved gifted programs? Will we bring IB programs to TCS? What is our plan to lead the state in TCAP scores? How will you improve citizen access to school information, textbooks, and include citizen input as part of the vision for TCS schools?

I applaud the Tullahoma City Schools (TCS) administration and Board of Education (BOE) for revising Board Policy (BP) 4.400 for the Flag and Other Displays policy in Fall 2025. Section 1 of this policy allows only the USA or state of TN flags to be displayed in or on TCS buildings, including classrooms, with certain exceptions for other flags used solely for educational purposes. Section 2 of the policy prohibits political, cultural, or personal flags or other displays from being displayed in or on TCS buildings unless directly related to the curriculum or other schoolsanctioned event or program. This policy led to removal of an LGBTQ flag from a Tullahoma High School (THS) classroom.

Civilizational Collapse

I feel a need to explain myself briefly. Some who read my letters to the editor may believe I hate the President or have ‘Trump derangement syndrome’. I do not hate him; I pray for him. I do hate much of what he stands for and how he and others represent him to the public. I understand it may be hard for some people to separate those concepts.