‘Murfreesboro Opinion’ Archives
Joe the Plumber Endorses Zelenik Who Promises ObamaCare Repeal
Murfreesboro local Lou Ann Zelenik is making headlines again in a pair of press releases related to her campaign: first, a story of what conservative circles would call, "major proportions," as Joe the Plumber endorses the former engineer, and second, Zelenik signs the De-Fund It pledge to end ObamaCare. "Joe the Plumber" endorses Lou Ann [...]
An Open Letter from Adam Johnson
My fellow Tennesseans, I received an email from someone asking whom one of the organizations with which I am affiliated supports for governor. As an issues-based, grassroots organization, we do not advocate for particular candidates. On a whim, however, I decided to look at the major party candidates in the race and see if there were any [...]
McAlister’s Deli (Murfreesboro) a Slice of the ‘90s
The thing about medium-sized chains is that when first exposed to one of their locations, most people will assume that the store isn’t even part of a chain. That certainly was my impression when first I walked through the door of McAlister’s. In fact, it wasn’t until months later when I met someone who worked at one of their other [...]
Digital Planet: 2 Stores, 16 years of Entertainment
For sixteen years, Michael Morrison’s Digital Planet has been making life more entertaining in Murfreesboro. Now with two locations, one on West College Street and the other on Robert Rose Boulevard, Digital Planet offers 4200 sq. ft. of music, movies, games, and posters to those willing to shell out a few bucks. Savvy shoppers, by the way, [...]
Kwik Mart: Best Fried Chicken in Murfreesboro
I am many things: a lover of music, avid watcher of science fiction, and consumer of caffeine … and I'm connoisseur of fried chicken. As such, I always am on the hunt for better fried poultry fare. Fortunately for me, I think I’ve found it. It was completely by chance, of course, as one particular day a few months ago, I was famished [...]
Strengthening Tennessee’s State Sovereignty (Rutherford)
Senate Bill 3498, introduced recently by State Senator Mae Beavers, was adopted by the State Senate. One of the reasons for introducing this bill is to amend certain Tennessee statutes relative to health care. But, the principal reason for proposing this amendment is to prevent the federal government from misusing the new federal Health Care Act [...]
Who is the "Real" winner of the latest GOP straw poll?
Despite the fact that Ron Paul came in second to liberal Mitt Romney (by one vote), Ron Paul is still the “real” winner of the latest GOP straw poll at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference.Since his presidential campaign ended in 2008, Ron Paul has built a political movement, and because of the work of Dr. Paul, the conservatives in [...]
The Real Culprit: Health Care vs. the Banking System
The Health Care controversy raging in Washington has all the attributes of a two-ring circus. Both sides are very passionate as to the solution to the problems. Both sides blame much of our problems on rising prices, which increases the cost of health care and insurance coverage. Unfortunately, most people and politicians do not understand that [...]
Tiger’s return overshadows the Masters: ESPN becomes TMZ
Well the 2010 Masters is underway in Augusta GA., but does it not have a celebrity-gossip magazine feel to it? I mean, as much as you want to thank Tiger Woods for the past memories, you want to choke him for the tabloid feel that has engulfed this historic event. ESPN has a hole by hole (we're talking golf here folks) analysis of Tiger. And if [...]
Bad Decisions… What does it take to get their act together?
Once again, we as sports fans are confronted with yet another "alleged" assault on a female in a bar. And it seems the Pittsburgh Steelers are still on the clock lending one more of theirs to this circus. Fresh off the heals of another "alleged" sexual assault by the one and only Ben Roethlisberger, comes the uplifting story out of Orlando that [...]
Perserverence… The UT Mens Basketball Team
As the last-second desperation shot came up short and heads began to hang, I felt an overwhelming rush of gratitude for a group of young men who overcame adversity time after time in a season filled with highs and lows. Lows coming in the form of the star player doing his best Lil (or little I guess) Wayne impersonation. Toting [...]
