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Call to Action: Resolution to Oppose Gov. Lee’s Voucher Program — Greene County TN Commission
The following is a resolution I wrote in light of the special called session for January 27, 2025 and a letter from 7 Northeast Tennessee Mayors supporting the Governors voucher program. RESOLUTION OPPOSING GOVERNOR LEE’S VOUCHER PLAN WHEREAS, James Madison, Father of the United States Constitution stated, “The advancement and diffusion of knowledge…is the only…
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Thomas Jefferson, Author of the Constitution in Absentia
The following post is an early paper I wrote in US History Seminar early in my master’s program. It spoke of how Thomas Jefferson had written the Declaration of Independence, but he was away in France when the Constitution was forged. It argues that Jefferson, though absent, has his fingerprints seen all through it. The…
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In 2006, I was a 23-year-old fresh out of college with a degree in History. I had just gotten married, lost my first political election, and was working a job I didn’t love for $8 an hour. Teaching history was my goal, but at the time, the opportunity wasn’t there. Still, my interest in politics…