Articles - Editorial en-us http://tri-statedefenderonline.com/articlelive N/A http://tri-statedefenderonline.com/articlelive webmaster@tri-statedefender.com 20 http://tri-statedefenderonline.com/articlelive/articles/3740/1/No-reason-to-wait/Page1.html Each week, as more Tennessee families fall behind on their mortgages, the so-called rescue companies are lining up at their doors. Some are there – not to help– but to profit from misfortune. They will charge high fees, make false promises and then fail to put in the same time or energy as the nonprofits that offer these same services for free. webmaster@tri-statedefender.com (Tri-State Defender Newsroom) Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://tri-statedefenderonline.com/articlelive/articles/3727/1/What-100-Days-of-Obama-portends-for-Generation-Y/Page1.html We have now experienced the first 100 Days of having Barack Obama as president of the United States. Believe it or not, despite the warnings of Dick Cheney, Sean Hannity and countless Tea Party attendees, the nation has not descended into socialism, Al Qaeda troops are not forcing our children into madrassas, and Rev. Jeremiah Wright is not the Congressional Chaplin. editorial@tri-statedefender.com (Jason Johnson) Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://tri-statedefenderonline.com/articlelive/articles/3721/1/A-Higher-Degree-of-Success/Page1.html Citizen A and Citizen B are invited to a seminar to learn more about the investment deal of a lifetime. This asset is so exceptional it guarantees lifelong dividends, but there’s still one little catch. webmaster@tri-statedefender.com (Tri-State Defender Newsroom) Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://tri-statedefenderonline.com/articlelive/articles/3705/1/Reflections-on-Tea-Time/Page1.html A week ago I ventured to one of the various “Tea Parties” that sprung up across America on Tax Day.  While I expected a great deal of justifiable anger and bashing of the new president, what I didn’t expect was such a dearth of knowledge about American history and politics. editorial@tri-statedefender.com (Jason Johnson) Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://tri-statedefenderonline.com/articlelive/articles/3718/1/Standing-strong-against-hate/Page1.html In Nashville, Ku Klux Klan fliers describing African Americans as savages were wrapped around a free advertising circular earlier this year. The fliers talked about an “ongoing race war.” webmaster@tri-statedefender.com (Tri-State Defender Newsroom) Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://tri-statedefenderonline.com/articlelive/articles/3717/1/Too-soft-on-terror/Page1.html The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence assessment warning that domestic terrorism may be on the verge of a big comeback unleashed a political firestorm from conservatives and Republicans last week, some of whom alleged the Obama Administration had a political hit list. webmaster@tri-statedefender.com (Tri-State Defender Newsroom) Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://tri-statedefenderonline.com/articlelive/articles/3693/1/Just-say-no-to-this-gold-rush/Page1.html The newest ad clamoring attention seems too good to be true. Simply send away old and useless gold in your house to a broker and get tons of cash back in only 48 hours. A fool and his gold are soon parted and unfortunately many are turning into fools in this rough economy. editorial@tri-statedefender.com (Jason Johnson) Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://tri-statedefenderonline.com/articlelive/articles/3678/1/The-Great-Wall-of-Chinese-Debt/Page1.html The biggest issue facing the United States in the long term is our debt to the People’s Republic of China. Economic crises come and go, but debt lasts for forever and China has made it very clear that they have a long memory. editorial@tri-statedefender.com (Jason Johnson) Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://tri-statedefenderonline.com/articlelive/articles/3665/1/Governors-take-on--a-pretty-good-betting-man/Page1.html Fortune favors the bold, especially when you’re placing bets in the 2012 presidential sweepstakes. While Obama has had to lay out all of his policy cards on the table, Republican governors have been holding their aces close to the vest in the hopes that – down the road – Obama’s economic policies will go bust. editorial@tri-statedefender.com (Jason Johnson) Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://tri-statedefenderonline.com/articlelive/articles/3654/1/Nancy-Reagan-and-fried-eggs-wont-stop-the-war-next-door/Page1.html To most Americans the “War on Drugs” meant Nancy Reagan encouraging us to say ‘No’, Chris Rock playing “crackhead” Pooky, and drive-by shootings taking the lives of innocent, inner city elementary school students who happened to be walking to school on the wrong day. editorial@tri-statedefender.com (Jason Johnson) Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500