Ita Hardesty Mason
This June marks the one year anniversary of the massive Dickson Electric easement killing of mostly harmless foliage, and turtles and snakes and birds and what not in harms way. I would like to suggest...
View ArticleEditorial: Homer R. Dodson
To the editor: Ok folks; verbally clobber me if you must. But don’t mess with Bell Town. Let me give you the boundaries that I found while growing up in the 1950’s. From the junction of Highway 70 and...
View ArticleEditorial: MICHAEL S. LOTTMAN
To the Editor: Senator Lamar Alexander’s column in last week’s Advocate laments at length a budget cut proposed by President Obama that impacts the Tennessee National Guard, and he goes on from there...
View ArticleEditorial: Anna Ruth Garner
I am writing this letter, this day to express my grave concern for the future of our nation. We are currently out of control in soo many ways. We are barreling down the road of anger, hatred, and...
View ArticleEditorial: David Harris
To the editor: If Mullah Homer Dodson wants to call me nice, I have no objections. If he objects to being called Mullah Homer, I have stated clearly, and more than once, what he has to do. He should...
View ArticleJoseph Cauthen
Homer Dodson wrote a letter to Pope Francis and it was posted in this fine paper. He quoted the Pope as having said “A person who thinks only about building walls wherever they may be and not about...
View ArticleDavid M. Durard
My name is David M. Durard. I’m 61 years of age and a lifelong resident of Tennessee. My wife Carla J. Durard and I have been married 43 years. We are tax paying citizens of Dickson County, and we’ve...
View ArticleHomer R. Dodson
To the Editor: I quote from President Obama, “When I hear folks say that, well, maybe we should just admit Christians but not Muslims; when I hear political leaders suggesting that there be a religious...
View ArticleEva Lee
THANKSGIVING 2015 To the editor, The BLESSINGS OF A HOME, with all the NECESSITIES of living comfortable and happy have been with me for over four years. I’m THANKFUL for: • The gift of land to build a...
View ArticleMaggie Spielman
WAKE UP SLEEPERS! The tragedy that happened in Paris is coming to our shores. All that remains of someone’s son, daughter, brother or sister is a pile of body parts on a blood stained concert floor....
View ArticleJason Allison
Dear Editor: We wanted to extend our thanks to all those who helped make the Community Parent/Teen Drug Awareness Night a reality and success. We extend thanks to Anita DeFrancesca and Harpeth High for...
View ArticleEditorial: The Conversation I Wish We Were Having About the Oregon Shooting
The Conversation I Wish We Were Having About the Oregon Shooting Editorial Comment by Liza Long, Boise, ID Bio: Liza Long is the author of The Price of Silence: A Mom’s Perspective on Mental Illness,...
View ArticleIta Hardesty Mason
My heart breaks for the ones that have to migrate away from their homes. Thousands of people from the Mid East look to take refuge in Europe. Even the United States will receive these people in need....
View ArticleDale Baker
To the Editor, We live in a great country and have freedoms many countries don’t. The problem our country has is that we have got so far from God and our government has caused it. God gave governments...
View ArticleDale Baker
A few years back our city commissioners voted that people could have and raise chickens. I was ok with that, but I think they forgot to mention you must feed and keep your chickens in a fence, not let...
View ArticleDavid Harris
To the Editor: Dan Alonso, in his letter in last week’s Advocate, points out that the deficits run up by the Bush presidents were the results of wars. What he doesn’t mention is that most presidents,...
View ArticleEditorial: Homer R. Dodson
To the editor: I read Congress Person Jim Cooper’s news release which applauds same sex marriage. Mr. Cooper, you and the court stepped into the area of theology and furthered the state religion of...
View ArticleEditorial: J. H. Ford
Letter To The Editor I am amazed how the GOP relentlessly attack Donald Trump by turning what he says around and making it look as though he said something he didn’t. Here is a man that says what he...
View ArticleEditorial: MICHAEL S. LOTTMAN
To the Editor: I was sad to see that when President Obama came to visit in Middle Tennessee earlier this month, our Republican elected officials once again chose to embarrass themselves—and us as...
View ArticleEditorial: Margaret Verran
To The Editor, The recent events in the city of San Francisco bring to mind many conversations that I have had with friends and family. Many have said that they don’t want to get involved in...
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