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There are a lot of reasons to love Dolly Parton, and to grieve her loss. She was a genuinely warm, kind, caring person. Ordinarily, you can never say that for sure about a celebrity, who may well …
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By Troy D. Smith
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9/19/26
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Howdy neighbors. First, I want to thank everyone in this district -and especially the large number in White County -who voted for me and helped me get re-elected as Executive Committeeman for the …
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By Troy D. Smith
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8/18/26
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July 11 was the annual dinner for the Putnam County Democrats. All the candidates in contested primary races were allowed two minutes to introduce themselves. It was short, but I thought I'd share …
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By Troy Smith
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7/21/26
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Below is the text of a speech I gave at the Spencer Juneteenth event.
I am a history professor at Tennessee Tech. One of my areas of expertise is African American history. So you might expect …
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By Troy D. Smith
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6/25/26
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When I say republicanism, I don’t mean the Republican Party, which has stood for different things in different time periods. I mean what some people call “small-r” republicanism, the political …
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By Troy D. Smith
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5/22/26
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Historians are trained to argue, as are academics in general. We are trained in doing deep research and finding sources, facts, perspectives, root causes, repercussions, and context in relation to …
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By Troy D. Smith
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4/24/26
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(Aug. 11, 2025) - Last month, Republicans made history by providing the largest-ever investment in border security in our nation’s history. With the One Big Beautiful Bill signed into law, …
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Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator (R)
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8/18/25
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I’m pretty proud of myself. I haven’t mentioned Donald Trump’s Epstein problem on here in three weeks. And yet, if anything, the problem is bigger than ever. Despite everything the …
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Troy Smith
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8/18/25
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This week I’m going to talk about something near and dear to my heart -comic books and comic book heroes. Anyone who knows me knows I have been a comics nerd my whole life. I teach a class at …
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Troy Smith
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8/7/25
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(July 28, 2025) - Since Inauguration Day, President Trump and Republicans have been hard at work for the American people, securing our border, restoring law and order, reining in wasteful spending, …
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Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senate (R)
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8/7/25
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When I talk to Tennesseans, one of the biggest concerns they have for our nation’s future is our national debt. After four years of reckless, far-left spending under the Biden administration, …
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Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator (R)
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8/1/25
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During a wave of racism and anti-immigrant hysteria, this man and his movement gained enormous power and support all around the country, but especially in the rural South and Midwest. It all came …
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Troy Smith
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8/1/25
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(July 14, 2025) - On Independence Day, President Trump made history. He signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill - a once-in-a-generation victory that fulfills his promise to Make America Great …
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Marsha Blackburn, U. Senator (R)
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7/21/25
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(June 23, 2025) - In November, the American people returned President Trump to the Oval Office to secure our border, strengthen the economy, restore law and order, and make government accountable to …
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Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator (R)
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6/27/25
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I know that many of those who read this weekly column are aligned with me politically -but not everyone. Some might be more in the middle or significantly right of center. Others, of course, are way …
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Troy Smith
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6/27/25
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(June 9, 2025) - Mixing up the names and roles of his cabinet secretaries. Failing to recognize longtime friends and staffers. Relying on scripts for White House meetings.
In recent weeks, a …
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Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator (R)
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6/13/25
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Last week, I wrote a little about how the Revolutionary generation viewed the word “democracy.” They equated it with “mob rule,” such as ran rampant in the French Revolution, …
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Troy Smith
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6/13/25
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(May 27, 2025) - In the decades ahead, artificial intelligence has the potential to transform Americans’ lives for the better. From advanced manufacturing and health care to agriculture and …
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Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator (R)
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6/2/25
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Did you know that, since he was elected six months ago, the size of Donald Trump’s fortune has doubled? DOUBLED. From $2.5 billion to $5 billion. And I hear people say, “Oh, that …
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Troy Smith
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6/2/25
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Did you know that, since he was elected six months ago, the size of Donald Trump’s fortune has doubled? DOUBLED. From $2.5 billion to $5 billion. And I hear people say, “Oh, that …
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Troy Smith
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5/30/25
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