July 2018 Murfreesboro Pulse by The Murfreesboro Pulse

JULY 2018 / VOL. 13, ISSUE 7 / FREE

Middle Tennessee’s Source for Art, Entertainment and Culture News

Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, Flatt Lonesome, The Cleverlys, Glade City Rounders and many other pickers and singers at 2018 Uncle Dave Macon Days ★ SCHEDULE ON PAGE 17 ★

Focus on the Boro Photography Contest Winners Announced

How Architect Larry Schumaker Inﬂuenced the Look of Murfreesboro

However Hot You Like it, Find Fine, Fried Fish and Chicken at Helen’s

Contents

WORD FROM THE EDITOR

ON THE COVER: Rhonda Vincent by Sharp Images

IN EVERY ISSUE

FEATURES

4 Events

20 Art

THIS MONTH

Hometown Hero Days, The Connection, blood drive at Mayday, free meditation classes and more!

POETRY

FOREVER ABBEY ROAD Beatles tribute act to play Basement East on July 12.

BONNAROO IN THE BOOKS Annual Tennessee festival rolls on, Moon Taxi makes it to Main Stage.

UNCLE DAVE MACON DAYS Rhonda Vincent, The Cleverlys, The Isaacs and others gather for annual weekend of bluegrass.

LOVE LEARNING MUSIC Organization wants to provide youth with musical opportunities.

8 Sounds LOCAL CONCERTS

The Incredible Heat Machine, T.H.B., Zug, Cosmic Collective and more! MUSIC NOTES

Hippie Birthday Bash, Summer Lights Tour with Jeremy Camp and Matthew West ALBUM REVIEWS

Aye Mammoth Stupid Games

EXHIBITS

TN House Candidates; Scales Harris seeks third term on City Council

THEATER

40 Opinion

Poetry in the Boro Focus on the Boro contest winners Count Drahoon’s Feature of Fright; The Odd Couple

SPIRITUAL MATTERS

28 Food

READING

REVIEW

Helen’s Hot Chicken

30 Movies REVIEWS

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; Oceans 8 LIVING ROOM CINEMA

Feel-Bad Cinema

LARRY SCHUMAKER One architect’s influence on the look of Rutherford County.

18 Living

NEW RELEASES

GARDENING

Think of Fall

34 News

LIVE . . . WELL!

ELECTION COVERAGE TN House districts 37 and 48.

The power behind the word Advertising: Don Clark Leslie Russell-Yost

BOROPULSE . COM Publisher/Editor in Chief: Bracken Mayo

Art Director: Sarah Mayo Copy Editor: Steve Morley

ELECTION COVERAGE

Whitney, Ant-Man and the Wasp and more

BUSINESS BUZZ

Stones River 9; Project Doughnuts

Contributors: Jessica Barroll, Will Bridges, Jennifer Durand, Joseph Kathmann, Jordan Hall, Tony Lehew, Rick Malone, Zach Maxfield, M.C. Radford, Josh Rish, John Salaway, Edwina Shannon, Jay Spight, Andrea Stockard, Sam Stockard, Norbert Thiemann, Elizabeth Tullos, Semaj Thomas, Phil Valentine, Kory Wells, Andrew Wigdor, Michelle Willard

The True Temple Ecce Deus: Essays on the Life and Doctrine of Jesus Christ THE STOCKARD REPORT

Small Business; Surveillance State

PHIL VALENTINE

Trying to sneak kids across the border HIGHER THOUGHTS

For everyday living

46 Sports SPORTS TALK

Patriotism and sports FITNESS

Gluten

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SUMMER IS GOING PRETTY WELL SO FAR. It has included a little swimming, squash and sun, with more of all to come! Everybody Drum Some rang in the summer with the annual Summer Solstice community drum session at Old Fort Park, to keep the local pulse beating and to do its part to spread music and neighborly vibes in the community. Shortly after the release of this edition, the Mayos will attend a screening of the original Star Wars film with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra performing the score live, in one of the many very wonderful presentations by that Middle Tennessee musical organization. Stay tuned to the Pulse for more upcoming Nashville Symphony projects. Have you floated the river yet this year? I hear there’s a new kayak and canoe rental company in Murfreesboro. Learn about this new local businesses on page 34. You can also tour the local river scenery with Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation this month. See more on that in our community events on page 5. Uncle Dave Macon Days returns to Cannonsburgh Village for another July weekend filled with stringed instruments, dancing and singing. The 2018 festival will feature a special album release event for Bluegrass Legends—Live at the Ryman, a recording from a Rhonda Vincent and the Rage performance at the historic Tennessee music venue that featured Jesse McReynolds, Bobby Osborne, Sonny Osborne and Mac Wiseman. The Murfreesboro area’s own Glade City Rounders will also perform at Uncle Dave Days; try and also catch the Cleverlys, a fun string combo that performs everything from AC/DC to Beyoncé in traditional bluegrass style. Later this month, Mayday Brewery will host a July 26 blood drive in an effort to replenish the mid-state’s waning emergency blood supplies. According to the Red Cross, the region’s supply is low. Donate, if you can. Fountains at Gateway, which only a few months ago hosted an outdoor ice skating rink, now has children frolicking through the miniature geysers of its summertime splash pad. As Americans celebrate Independence Day this July, I say that the quest for liberty did not happen solely in the past, and that all in this country have a continuous responsibility to protect and nurture the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness for all. I appreciate the efforts of those who take that seriously. Remember, freedom doesn’t knock . . . it rings! Once again, the publisher cannot stress this enough, we owe the existence of the Pulse to the fine businesses who choose to support it through their hard-earned and finite funds. If you enjoy picking up the Pulse each month, support these business people and their families, and tell them that you notice and appreciate their contribution to Murfreesboro culture. Do not worry about tomorrow . . . in whatever state you may be, be content. A solution will arrive at precisely the right time. Peace, BRACKEN MAYO Publisher/Editor in Chief

Events

SATURDAYS MURFREESBORO SATURDAY MARKET

BY ANDREA STOCKARD

JULY 5–7 HOMETOWN HERO DAYS Come out to Lucky Ladd Farms (4374 Rocky Glade Rd., Eagleville), Tennessee’s largest petting farm and family fun park, to salute Tennessee’s Hometown Heroes as the farm offers free general admission to Tennessee ﬁreman, police ofﬁcers, active/ retired military, veterans and their immediate family from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Must present valid ID. Mention “Hometown Hero” at Lucky Ladd Farms admissions. For more information, call (615) 274-3786 or visit luckyladdfarms.com.

THROUGHOUT JULY

WEDNESDAYS

TUESDAYS & FRIDAYS

MOVIES UNDER THE STARS

BORO2SQUARE RUNNERS

Murfreesboro’s Movies Under the Stars series features family ﬁlms shown at various parks in the community. Admission is free and movies begin at approximately 8:30 p.m. Bring your lawn chair, blanket or tailgate; concessions are available for sale. Locations: Mondays – Barﬁeld Crescent Park, 697 Veterans Pkwy. (near pavilions #1 and #2) Tuesdays – Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village, 312 S. Front St. Thursdays – Richard Siegel Neighborhood Park, 515 Cherry Ln. Fridays – Cason Lane Trailhead, 1100 Cason Tr. Saturdays – Fountains at Gateway 1500 Medical Center Pkwy.

Boro2Square Runners is a running group for individuals interested in getting out and running and socializing with other runners. Weekly runs begin at 6 p.m. each Wednesday, starting from the Boulevard Bar and Grill, 2154 Middle Tennessee Blvd. Distances are between three and ﬁve miles, with runners of all paces. For more information, visit facebook.com/boro2square.

RUTHERFORD COUNTRY FARMERS’ MARKET

Showings: Week of July 2 – Wonder (No movie July 4) Week of July 9 – Early Man Week of July 16 – Deep Week of June 23 – Emma’s Chance For more information, ﬁnd Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation on Facebook or visit murfreesborotn.gov/parks.

TUESDAYS MURFREESBORO CHESS CLUB The Murfreesboro Chess Club meets each Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the McDonald’s at 1706 Memorial Blvd. Chess players of all levels are invited to come out and meet and play against other local chess enthusiasts. For more information, call 615-713-9256.

Join local producers at the Rutherford County Farmers’ Market at the Lane AgriPark (315 John R. Rice Blvd.) every Tuesday and Friday from 7 a.m.–12 p.m. Enjoy fresh produce, nursery items, local honey, farm-fresh cheese, meats, soaps and eggs; participate in a free class at 9 a.m. For more information, call 615-898-7710.

Attend the Murfreesboro Saturday Market every Saturday from 8 a.m.–12 p.m., held around the inner circle of the Rutherford County Courthouse. Shop for all-natural, farm-fresh foods, ﬂowers and household items. For more information, visit downtownmurfreesboro.com or call 615-895-1887.

SATURDAYS SMYRNA FARMERS’ MARKET Smyrna Farmers’ Market runs Saturdays through Sept. 17 from 8 a.m.–noon at the Smyrna Train Depot (98 Front St., Smyrna). For more information, visit townofsmyrna.org.

THROUGHOUT JULY RAINFOREST ADVENTURE AT DISCOVERY CENTER Embark on a tropical rainforest adventure at the Discovery Center (502 SE Broad St.) and learn about life in a rainforest habitat through Sept. 3. Swing like a spider monkey, discover a rodent that weighs over a hundred pounds and learn about a beetle that can carry over 850 times its own weight. Explore one of the least known habitats on earth in a fully interactive maze exhibit, chock-full of the sights and sounds of a tropical rainforest. The journey begins in the highest treetops surrounded by migratory birds and radiant sunlight as you venture into the four layers of the rainforest: emergent, canopy, understory and forest ﬂoor. Learn how essential rainforests are to human health and survival. Admission charged. For more information, call (615) 890-2300 or visit explorethedc.org.

JULY 3 SMYRNA INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION On Tuesday, July 3, delight in music, food & fun activities for all at the annual Smyrna Independence Day Celebration from 5–9 a.m. at Lee Victory Recreation Park (110 Sam Ridley Pk., Smyrna). Kids can play on the inﬂatable playgrounds or take a train ride. Bring a picnic lunch or buy from any of the onsite vendors and enjoy live music featuring 2nd & Vine. Then get ready for one of Smyrna’s highlights of the year, the annual ﬁreworks show. For more information, visit townofsmyrna.org.

TBD depending on water levels. For more information, call 615-217-3017.

JULY 4 CELEBRATION UNDER THE STARS

JULY 10 RUTHERFORD CABLE BREAKFAST MEETING

Bring your family and friends, lawn chairs and blankets to McKnight Park (120 DeJarnette Ln.) for the annual 4th of July community event featuring games and activities for the kids, live bands, ﬁreworks and refreshments for purchase from 5–9:30 a.m. Admission is free. For more information, call 615-890-5333.

JULY 4 LA VERGNE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION Join the crowd of merry-makers at Veterans Memorial Park (115 Floyd Mayﬁeld Dr., La Vergne) for a free 4th of July celebration with gates opening at 5:30 p.m. and music starting at 6:30 p.m. featuring Missy Garnett and the Two Dollar Pistols. Bring blankets, lawn chairs and your own picnic dinners. Dine from a selection of food vendors onsite and spectacular ﬁreworks show beginning at dusk. For more information, visit lavergnetn.gov.

JULY 5, 10, 14, 19 AND 24 FREE MEDITATION CLASSES The public is invited to free meditation classes July 5, 10, 19 and 24 from 5–6:30 p.m. with meditation teacher Venerable Ekachai at Dhammakaya Meditation Center (2033 Ghee Rd.) and on Saturday, July 14, from 2–3:30 p.m. at Linebaugh Public Library. Join a Buddhist monk teacher in exploring a spiritual path that emphasizes insight and experience over dogma and belief. Both those experienced in meditation and novices can learn much in this relaxed and informal session for a healthy body, peaceful mind and life enhancement. For more information, visit the Facebook page at MeditationRightInTennessee or contact 615-752-1284 or meditationrighttn@gmail.com.

JULY 5 WHAT'S UP NIGHT HIKES Summer nights are great for spotting owls and bats, listening to a chorus of frogs and insects, discovering glowing eyes and ﬁnding fascinating critters that become active at night. Discover the forest under the night sky beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Wilderness Station at Barﬁeld Crescent Park (697 Veterans Pkwy.). Reservations required. Cost is $3 per person, $10 per family. For more information, call 615-217-3017.

Junior Theater Festival Talent Show on Friday, July 6, from 5 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Funds raised are used to send the CSA’s JTF team to the Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta. The talent show is the biggest fundraiser for Center Stage Academy. Enjoy a variety of talented performers singing, playing instruments, dancing, performing and spoken word. Tickets are $15. For more information on the show, visit boroarts.org or juniortheaterfestival.com.

JULY 6

JULY 6–8

ADULT EVENING KAYAK FLOAT

TN SUMMER EXPOSURE TOURNAMENT

Ages 12 and up can float down the cool, meandering Stones River and forget about the hustle and bustle of city life. Enjoy the company of new and old friends. Wildlife, birds and summer wildflowers are sure to appear on the excursion. Cost is $15 per person. Space is limited and reservations are required. All equipment and instruction are provided. The excursion begins at The Wilderness Station at Barfield Crescent Park (697 Veterans Pkwy.) and TBD depending on water levels. For more information, call 615-217-3017.

JULY 6 JUNIOR THEATER FESTIVAL FUNDRAISER The Center for the Arts (110 W. College St.) presents Center Stage Academy’s

Softball players 18 and under will play in

the 2018 Tennessee Summer Exposure Showcase’s 10th anniversary July 6–8 at McKnight/Starplex (120 DeJarnette Ln.). For more information, visit tnexposure.com.

JULY 7 FAMILY KAYAK FLOAT Beginning at 10 a.m. on July 7, ages 10 and up can explore the beauty and wildlife of Murfreesboro as you ﬂoat the Stones River. Cost is $15 per person. Space is limited and reservations are required. All equipment and instruction provided. Children must accompanied by an adult. The trip begins at The Wilderness Station at Barﬁeld Crescent Park (697 Veterans Pkwy.) and

JULY 10 WIDOWHOOD SEMINAR Linebaugh Public Library (105 W. Vine St.) hosts local author Judy Jennings on Tuesday, July 10, at 7 p.m. for “Widowhood: Become a better version of your former self.” Jennings shares highlights from her book, The Wonderful World of Widowhood . . . Except When It Isn’t. This talk is open to all, but women who are newly widowed and feel stuck in the tunnel of grief are encouraged to attend. Her book asserts that great things can happen, even after the death of a spouse. Her book offers hope and encouragement for those suffering a catastrophic life change. For more information, call 615-893-4131 or visit rclstn.org.

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Legacy leaders reﬂect on 10 years of Cable connections with Rutherford Cable for its tenth birthday at the Stones River Country Club (1830 NW Broad St.) from 7:30–9 a.m. Just 10 years ago, a group of Rutherford County-based businesswomen started talking about how to help other businesswomen in our county move forward, become more successful and create more opportunities. Learn more about how Rutherford Cable got started—the good, the bad and the funny. Members and guests welcome. For more information or to register, contact yourrutherfordcable@gmail.com or visit cablemembershipdirectory.wildapricot.org.

JULY 10 BUSINESS AFTER HOURS The Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce presents Business After Hours, an informal business networking event, on Tuesday, July 10, from 5–7 p.m. at Hamilton Glass Company, 1511 W. College St. Bring plenty of business cards. Admission is $10 for CoC members and $20 for future members. No registration is required. For more information, visit rutherfordchamber.org.

JULY 12 RANK HIGHER ON GOOGLE Dean Heasley offers a free lunch and learn at Cultivate Coworking (107 W. Lytle St.) on Thursday, July 12 from 12–1:30 p.m. Business owners learn actionable tactics that can easily be implemented today to rank higher and get more customers. Contact dean@nashmark.com for your free ticket. Tickets are limited. For more information on SEO, visit nashvillemarketingsystems.com.

JULY 13 AND 14 UNCLE DAVE MACON DAYS The biggest bluegrass and old-time festival in Middle Tennessee is primed to have its best year yet in 2018 featuring Rhonda Vincent, The Isaacs, Flatt Lonesome, Ralph Stanley II, NewTown, The Hogslop String Band, The Cleverlys and The Glade City Rounders. Enjoy music competitions, dancing, concerts, arts and crafts plus food trucks at Cannonsburgh Village (312 S. Front St.). For more information, visit uncledavemacondays.org. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 BOROPULSE.COM

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JULY 14 5K FOR GENERATIONS OF WOODBURY The second annual 5k Take a Walk in My Shoes run/walk, in support of anyone with a disability, will be held at the Arts Center of Cannon County on Saturday, July 14, at 7 a.m. Not every illness is visible, and 5k for Generations wants to appreciate and understand the struggles those with disabilities face. For more information, ﬁnd Take a Walk in My Shoes on runsignup.com.

JULY 15 TIE THE KNOT WEDDING SHOW

JULY 21 SHAKESPEARE ALLOWED! Celebrate Rutherford County Shakespeare Society’s debut event, “Shakespeare Allowed!” at the Linebaugh Library (105 W. Vine St.) Saturday, July 21, from 12–3 p.m. This public reading of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies allows anyone to read along and participate. Begin with Shakespeare’s canon As You Like It. Bringing a copy of the play is recommended. Read a different Shakespeare play the third Saturday of each month with the goal of completing the canon. Fans can also attend the original Shakespeare Allowed! hosted by the Nashville Shakespeare Festival at the Nashville Public Library (615 Church St., Nashville). They will be starting their voyage through Shakespeare’s canon on Saturday, July 7, with Henry VI, Part 1. For more information, visit rucoshakes.org or ﬁnd Rutherford County Shakespeare Society on Facebook. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5

JULY 13–15 NATURAL FIBER EXTRAVAGANZA Join the inaugural 2018 Alpaca Owners Association (AOA) Natural Fiber Extravaganza July 13–15, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m.–3 p.m., at the Wilson County Exposition Center. Since the United States first commercially imported alpacas in 1984, alpaca breeders have worked hard to produce offspring with the finest, softest, most lustrous fleece. Vendors offer a variety of clothes and yarn, alpaca selfie booth, spinning demonstrations, a history of spinning display, knitting classes and more. Admission is free. Details are available at fleececonference.com. For more information, visit longhollowalpacas.com or alpacainfo.com or find the Alpaca Owners Association channel on YouTube. 6 * JULY 2018 * BOROPULSE.COM

JULY 14

Enjoy the Tie the Knot Wedding Show at MidTN Expo (1660 Middle Tennessee Blvd.) Sunday, July 15, from 12–4 p.m. to meet some of the best local wedding vendors in the Middle Tennessee area. Experience bridal fashion, catering and cake samples, and the opportunity to meet planners, photographers and DJs. Admission is free and includes giveaways.

BEGINNING JULY 16 KIDS’ ART CAMP Murfreesboro Art League presents kids’ art camps at the Murfreesboro Art League building at the back of Cannonsburgh Village in July. Beginners camps will run July 16–20 and July 23–27, and an advanced session runs July 30–Aug. 3. All classes

are 9 a.m.–noon. All supplies, water and snacks are provided. The camps will cover things like color theory, perspective using the log cabins, printing, composition, people and faces, abstract/experimental and shading. Mediums include watercolor, acrylics, papers, colored pencils and more. For more information or to register, email suzanne.lebeau@att.net.

JULY 19 THE CONNECTION Local small business owners will gather for The Connection: An Evening of Professional Networking and Business Brainstorming from 5–7 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, at Nobody’s, 2227 Old Fort Pkwy. (inside the Clarion Inn). All Middle Tennessee entrepreneurs and professionals are welcome to attend this casual, free, no-obligation event, where they can meet other small business owners and tap into one another’s experience and energy. An open roundtable discussion will encourage participation from those in attendance, asking them to articulate their vision for their business and calling for examples of some of the business challenges and solutions they are experiencing. The series will continue the third Thursday of each month.

JULY 20 3RD FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT Enjoy the 3rd Friday Night Concert Series at Cannonsburgh Village (312 S. Front St.)

MAEBY THE CAT

Celebrate Author Mai Hamric’s ﬁrst children’s book, Maeby the Cat, for a digital release party Saturday, July 14, from 3–5 p.m. Maeby is a one-eyed cat who lives outside in a neighborhood overpopulated with feral cats. She often looks through the windows of homes and longs to be one of the cats cozied up safe and warm. Based on a true story, this colorful book shows us how cats sometimes adopt us. A portion of the sales from the book will be donated to the Rutherford County Cat Rescue. To join the digital book release, ﬁnd a Facebook event page for Maeby the Cat: Digital Book Launch Party. For more information, contact maihamric@gmail.com or 615-278-0600 or visit iammaihamric.com.

JULY 24 TERRY BRADSHAW TO SPEAK TO RUTHERFORD BOYS & GIRLS CLUB Join the Boys & Girls Clubs of Rutherford County (820 Jones Blvd.) Tuesday, July 24, for the 31st Annual Stake & Burger featuring NFL legend Terry Bradshaw. Bradshaw, the only NFL player with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is a four-time Super Bowl champion quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers, a two-time Super Bowl MVP, a co-host and analyst with Fox NFL Sunday and a Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee. He has starred in movies and is also a gospel/country singer, motivational speaker, best-selling author and breeder of championship quarter horses. Proceeds beneﬁt the 2,300-plus proud members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Rutherford County. Sponsorships and tickets are available. For more information, call 615-890-2582 or visit bgcrc.net.

JULY 28 MAIN STREET’S SUMMER PARTY Come to the historic Lively House (746 E. Main St.), Saturday, July 28, and join Main Street Murfreesboro for its annual fundraising Summer Party featuring food and drink, music and laughter from 7–10 p.m. This year’s jazz theme spotlights Cosmic Collective, providing a fusion of electric, vintage jazz and modern sounds. The Lively House was built in 1930 by local photographer Lee Lively and his wife, Lilly, and features Lively’s photography studio. A $50 ticket buys a delicious meal prepared by some of Rutherford County’s best chefs, an open bar and entertainment. Main Street’s goal is to transform downtown’s courthouse and surrounding businesses into the cultural, social, professional and retail center of Rutherford County. Make reservations at 615-895-1887 or downtownmurfreesboro.com. Friday, July 20, from 7–9 p.m. Admission is free. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and enjoy concessions. For more information, call 615-890-0355.

JULY 20–22 MURFREESBORO ANTIQUE SHOW This long-standing Murfreesboro tradition attracts some of the ﬁnest antique dealers from across the country at the Middle TN Convention Center (1660 Middle TN Blvd.) Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Admission to the 51st Annual Murfreesboro Antique Show is $7 for a three-day pass. For more information, call 615-319-2085 or visit murfreesboroantiqueshow.com.

JULY 20–23 JUNIOR TEAM TENNIS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS The Adams Tennis Complex (925 Golf Ln.) hosts the Junior Team Tennis State Championships July 20–23. For more information, visit ustatn.com.

JULY 21 QUINN’S MERCANTILE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Quinn’s Mercantile (301 N. Spring St.) celebrates its second birthday with a limited

JULY 26

JULY 27–AUG. 4

BLOOD DRIVE AT MAYDAY

INTERNATIONAL GRAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

Mayday Brewery (521 Old Salem Rd.) will host an American Red Cross blood drive on Thursday, July 26, from 3–8 p.m. Greater Nashville’s recent population explosion, coupled with a decline in blood collections, has created a critical situation in Middle Tennessee. According to Red Cross ofﬁcials, not only are supplies too short to export blood to others in need, but they now have to import blood to meet our region’s demands. The current lack of blood has reached a point at which a single auto accident, gunshot wound, organ transplant or open heart surgery could potentially wipe out an entire rare blood type for our region. Organizers encourage the community to donate, and quite possibly help save a life. Walk-ins are welcome, but to register for a speciﬁc time to donate or for more information, visit redcrossblood. org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800733-2767).

Watch a variety of lively classes in various riding disciplines featuring the nation’s top walking horses and exhibitors July 27–Aug. 4 at Tennessee Miller Coliseum (304 W. Thompson Ln.). Admission is free. For more information, visit walkinghorseowners.com.

JULY 30–AUG. 3 TECH SUMMER CAMP The Murfreesboro Center for the Arts (110 W. College St.) hosts a Tech Summer Camp July 30–Aug. 3. The theater magic lies not only in the performers but also in production skills from young artists. Students learn more about all elements of a theater production, including everything “backstage” from design through execution. For more information, visit boroarts.org.

AUG. 5 SMYRNA PARKS 5K Join Smyrna’s “The Monty Mile,” Saturday, Aug. 5, at Sharp Springs Park (1000 Espey Dr., Smyrna) with the 5k beginning at 7:30 a.m. and a 1-mile run at 8:30 a.m. To register, contact 615-459-9742 ext. 2622 or marty.smith@townofsmyrna.com.

edition Hattie Jane’s ice cream made with Marcy Jams on Saturday, July 21. Hattie Jane’s serves ice cream samples from 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call 615-318-4247 or visit quinns-mercantile.myshopify.com.

JULY 23–28 SOUTHERN GIRLS ROCK CAMP Southern Girls Rock Camp is a summer day camp for youth ages 10–17 put on by YEAH! at MTSU’s Wright Music Building (1439 Faulkinberry Dr.) July 23–28. SGRC’s mission is to support a culture of positive self-esteem and collaboration among youth while building community through music. Attendees can collaborate on a song to perform at a showcase at the end of the week. For more information, visit yeahrocks.org.

JULY 26 THE WOMEN’S SHOW 2018 The TriStar StoneCrest Women’s Show, held at TriStar StoneCrest (200 StoneCrest Blvd., Smyrna) on Thursday, July 26, from 5–7:30 p.m., seeks to empower women to live a healthy and well-balanced lifestyle. Learn about health, beauty and wellness while enjoying music, food and fashion. Registration is required. Register by calling 615-342-1919 or by visiting tristarstonecrest.com/calendar. BOROPULSE.COM

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Sounds

Read more about local music at

BoroPulse.com/Category/Music

THE ISAACS

RHONDA VINCENT

THE CLEVERLYS

RHONDA VINCENT, THE CLEVERLYS, FLATT LONESOME COME TO TOWN FOR 2018 UNCLE DAVE MACON DAYS

FLATT LONESOME

CANNONSBURGH VILLAGE WILL HOST THE 41ST ANNUAL Uncle Dave Macon Days festival, bringing bluegrass concerts and competitions in old-time music and dance to Murfreesboro on Friday and Saturday, July 13 and 14. Uncle Dave Macon Days—honoring traditional American “roots” music and the career of the first superstar of the Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Famer Uncle Dave Macon—consistently ranks as one of the best music festivals in the Southeast. Uncle Dave Macon Days spreads the love of authentic roots music in a unique way on two stages as well as elsewhere throughout the Cannonsburgh grounds. The Macon Manor stage will feature Rhonda Vincent, Flatt Lonesome, Ralph Stanley II, Hogslop String Band, The Isaacs, Newtown, Glade City Rounders and The Cleverlys as part of its “Concerts After Dark” offerings. On the Dixie Dewdrop stage, the Dewdrop Jamboree will feature the best in classic country 16 * JULY 2018 * BOROPULSE.COM

music both Friday and Saturday evenings. Saturday evening, at 5 p.m., Rhonda Vincent and the Rage will celebrate a historic appearance and record release celebration for Bluegrass Legends – Live at the Ryman. On stage with Rhonda Vincent and the Rage will be Mac Wiseman, Jesse McReynolds and Bobby and Sonny Osborne. All have performed previously at Uncle Dave Macon Days as Heritage Award winners. Also during the 2018 Uncle Dave Macon Days festival, the first ever booklength biography of music legend Uncle Dave Macon will debut. Dixie Dewdrop: The Uncle Dave Macon Story is the first complete biography of the prominent Rutherford County resident who was one of the original founders of the Grand Ole Opry. The book, authored

by Murfreesboro resident Michael D. Doubler, also the greatgrandson of Uncle Dave, chronicles David Harrison Macon’s complete life from his birth in 1870 to his passing in 1952. More than a factual account, the book explores the triumphs and tragedies in Uncle Dave’s life while focusing on a nearly 30-year career. Doubler writes. “In so many ways, Dave Macon’s life is a very human story, reflecting the basic needs of most people; the craving for love and attention, the motivation to develop special talents, resilience in the face of adversity, struggles against tragedy and loss, and a desire to draw closer to God.” Dixie Dewdrop has received several accolades, even before its national release. John W. Rumble, the senior historian at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, identifies the book as “an important biography” and “essential reading for anyone interested in American entertainment.” The American Musicological Society has identified it as one of the most significant books to be published in the music field in 2018. Grants to support its publication were issued by the National

Endowment for the Humanities, the Andrew Mellon Foundation and the Judith McCulloh Endowment for American Music. Dixie Dewdrop is published by the University of Illinois Press as part of its “Music in America” series; purchase a copy in paperback or e-publication format at press.uillinois.edu. The book will also be available for sale at the Macon-Doubler Fellowship booth on the festival grounds, with the author available for a book signing from 4–7 p.m. on both Friday, July 13, and Saturday, July 14. Other family-friendly events taking place throughout the Uncle Dave Macon Days festival include heritage activities for children, mouth-watering local concessions, a juried arts and crafts show in Matilda Macon’s Artisan Village, Dave Macon’s Marketplace and a historic photo exhibit. Cannonsburgh Village is located at 312 S. Front Street in Murfreesboro. For tickets and more information on Uncle Dave Macon Days, visit uncledavemacondays.org.

2018 UNCLE DAVE MACON DAYS SCHEDULE FRIDAY, JULY 13 1 p.m. – Gates open THE MACON MANOR STAGE 2 P.M. Harmonica competition 2:45 P.M. Blues singing competition 5 P.M. Ralph Stanley II 6:35 P.M. Flatt Lonesome 7:50 P.M. Rhonda Vincent and the Rage 9:30 P.M. Hogslop String Band late-night square dance THE DIXIE DEWDROP STAGE 2 P.M. Old-time singing competition 3:15 P.M. Blues singing competition 4:45 P.M. Uncle Dave Macon free-wheeling competition 6:15 P.M. Dewdrop Jamboree VILLAGE GAZEBO 5 P.M. Midstate Cloggers (demonstration)

SATURDAY, JULY 14 9 A.M. Gates open 10 A.M. Parade

THE MACON MANOR STAGE 10 A.M. Guitar, contest fiddle, bluegrass banjo (preliminary), old-time banjo (preliminary) and old-time fiddle competitions 12:30 P.M. Bluegrass banjo (final) competition 1:15 P.M. Old-time banjo (final) competition 2 P.M. Old-time band competition 2:45 P.M. Bluegrass band competition 4 P.M. Glade City Rounders 5 P.M. Bluegrass Legends album release party 5:45 P.M. New Town 7 P.M. Rhonda Vincent and the Rage 8:30 P.M. The Isaacs 10 P.M. The Cleverlys THE DIXIE DEWDROP STAGE 10 A.M. Authentic old-time dance (adult, senior) competition 11:30 A.M. Old-time band competition (preliminary) 12:45 P.M. Bluegrass band competition (preliminary) 2 P.M. Jug band competition 6:15 P.M. Dewdrop Jamboree VILLAGE GAZEBO 4 P.M. “Making of a Stringband” with the Hogslop Stringband and old-time buckdancing with Thomas Maupin 5 P.M. Midstate Cloggers (demonstration)

LOVE LEARNING MUSIC Organization wants to give youth a wealth of musical opportunities BY JORDAN HALL

LOVE LEARNING MUSIC, A GROWING NONPROFIT organization, aims to benefit children in the Middle Tennessee region. The organization uses music to educate, inspire and create opportunities for youth. Founder John Bosworth fuels Love Learning Music, or “LLM,” with his passion for music and teaching. His creative vision has grown into a beneficial offering for young boys and girls. Love Learning Music is a wholesome opportunity for youth to learn the fundamentals of music from a balanced curriculum. Love Learning Music offers a wide range of services and programs to community centers, churches, schools and clubs. Some of the offerings include teaching services, private lessons and resource provision and development. The organization has a team of experienced instructors who deliver professional guidance and knowledge to LLM students, while making learning music fun! Their goal is to provide a nurturing atmosphere in which children can explore what making music is all about. One of the revolutionary pillars of Love Learning Music is music therapy. This practice is geared towards children with mental or physical impairments. The LLM music therapy program is an interactive music teaching method that helps children on cognitive, social, emotional, and physical levels. It

also builds good communication skills and emotional support. Musical therapy is a way to strengthen areas that need attention, and LLM is devoted to using music education to help children in need. John Bosworth, founder and CEO, is an MTSU graduate who loves helping people better their lives in any way he can. The inspiration behind Love Learning Music began in his teens and remains an ongoing mission. After realizing his life goal, he spent years building the curriculum that eventually flourished into an organization that is changing lives and benefiting everyone involved. On the surface, it’s a nonprofit that fills the need for music in young lives. Beyond that, LLM aspires to enable instructors, volunteers and partners to contribute to a thriving educational community that empowers everyone to make positive changes. Love Learning Music uses five main avenues for positive impact with youth: – Private Lessons & Music Therapy – Teaching Services – Resource Provision – Resource Development – Changing Culture Vision statement: “Youth are our future; with passion, education, and revolutionary resources, we will give all youth the opportunities to discover their love for learning and pursue their passions.” Love Learning Music encourages community involvement. Visit lovelearningmusic.org to learn more. LLM seeks to build partnerships with other appropriate businesses and organizations. For more information, contact Bosworth at lovelearningnp@gmail.com. BOROPULSE.COM

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Living

Kudzu overtakes a bank and trees along a Tennessee highway.

Gardening Education Series BY EDWINA SHANNON

At the Peak of Summer, Think Fall I ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO DO brought in with a purpose. Many of these in the garden. The summer heat and humid- imported plants have enjoyed the climate on this continent. Some have actually become ity force me outside early in the day with my naturalized, meaning they have established morning tea to inspect what needs the most a place in the local ecosystem. Unfortunately, help that day. The morning is actually the most have not integrated and offer little or best time to water. Drip irrigation or waternothing to the native plants and animals. Ining at the roots is most effective and efstead, they take over—think kudzu—choking ficient. Try to avoid the oscillating sprinkler, out native plants and putting local wildlife on as easy as it is. Water left on the leaves will a starvation diet. With the knowledge that we encourage mold and it is not efficient. have now from the effects of imported plants, Would you believe that it is time to get we can choose to eradicate wherever possible the fall garden in? I admit to being a novice and support our corner of the world at fall gardens. I promise this year with an ecological balance for to be better at timing. Richard the native woodlands. It is a Lee, a Certified Master Garconstant fight in my yard dener is giving a class on as the non-natives pop fall gardens at the UT Exup everywhere. There are tension Farmers Market extensive lists of invading at 9 a.m. on July 3. Come species. Be suspect if the join me and we can try plant is taking over. this opportunity together. The wooded area is I am getting pumpkin composed of seven layers seeds in and thought I would Azalea ﬂower of growth: the vine layer, the throw a few corn in as well for ground cover layer, the root layer, the ambiance of October. My purpose the herbaceous layer, the shrubs, the underin wanting to attend the class is to get story trees and overstory trees. Mixed plantproductive vegetables in at the right time. ings are key to attracting wildlife. Vines can Then Reggie Reeves is offering an organic choke trees. Takeovers can occur on any gardening class on July 6. As I have been out in the gardens and yard level. Be observant and proactive. When choosing plants, do your research. pulling unwanted plants, I am encountering Extension agencies, their publications and more and more invading takeovers. Invasive reputable nurseries are your best resources. plants are plants that were imported to this Remember that in selecting a plant for an country for curiosity, control or production. area, consider the mature size of the plant. The Victorians had a fascination with plants Native vines that attract hummingbirds from Asia. The colonists brought over plants include American wisteria, Carolina jesfrom Europe. As farms became bigger, solusamine, coral honeysuckle, purple passiontions to control and environmental chalflower and trumpet creeper. Trees and shrubs lenges included plants from abroad that were 18 * JULY 2018 * BOROPULSE.COM

that attract hummingbirds are azaleas, both evergreen and deciduous, black locust, mountain laurel, red buckeye and tulip poplar. In researching native trees that are both disease and insect resistant, I have developed a good list of trees from several resources to consider planting on your property. If you have a wet spot, consider the native swamp white oak. Small and medium sized trees include the pawpaw, the serviceberry and the hop-hornbeam. There are so many more . . . The Farmers’ Market located at the Lane Agri-Park Community Center, 315 John Rice Blvd. in Murfreesboro is indoors and open from 7 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Fridays. It is a producer only market. Offered by UT Extension at 9 a.m. on both days of the market are free educational classes for the local gardener. Classes last about one hour and are given by professionals and Master Gardeners. A wide range of topics are offered. Many of the classes are recorded and can be viewed at the RC Farmers Market YouTube channel.

Free Farmer’s Market Classes In July JULY 3 Fall Gardening: Learn about planning and planting a fall vegetable garden with Richard Lee, Certiﬁed Master Gardener.

JULY 6 Organic Gardening: Learn the best practices for being a successful organic and sustainable gardener with Reggie Reeves, Certiﬁed Master Gardener.

JULY 10 Giggles in the Garden: Gardening with youth, Linda Lindquist Certiﬁed Master Gardener, presents a hands-on activity.

JULY 13 Flower and Garden Show: Learn from Extension Agent Carla Bush what fair judges are looking for in ﬂowers, fruits, vegetables and canned goods.

JULY 17 Ice Cream in a Bag: Make ice cream in a bag. Extension Agent Barbara Davenport presents this class for youth.

JULY 20 4-H STEM: Extension Agent Amy Willis leads fun and exciting hands-on activities to stimulate your brain (for ages 8 and up)

JULY 24 Cooking with Kids: Extension Agent Raquel Victor presents food demonstrations for youth, offering recipes and tips for selecting and preparing our local, fresh foods.

JULY 27 Cooking with Kids: Food demonstrations for youth, offering recipes and tips for selecting and preparing our local, fresh foods.

JULY 31 Seasonal Eating: Extension Agent Carla Bush presents food demonstrations, offering recipes and tips for selecting and preparing our local, fresh foods.

AUG 3 Backyard Chickens: An overview of owning backyard chickens with Extension Agent Kim Hall.

JULY 10 Cover Crops: 3 to 5 p.m., Come learn about the beneﬁts of introducing cover crops in your garden. Cover crop beneﬁts include a reduction of soil erosion and water runoff, weed suppression, insect pest suppression, disease suppression and an increase soil microbial populations. For more information, contact Heather Brunk at 615-893-9295 or Rachel Painter at 615-898-7710.

JULY 20 Take a Peek At Pond Life: 10 a.m. to noon, Use microscopes to see organisms that are present in our waterways. The types of animals and plants found in streams and ponds indicate the degree of water cleanliness or pollution. Presented by RC WET and MTSU Stormwater programs, Bonnie Ervin, Cynthia Allen and Rutherford County Master Gardeners. Rutherford County Environmental Coordinator Mimi Keisling will also share how litter hurts animals. Class will take place under the pavilion at the UT Extension campus, near the Community Center.

Live Exceptionally...Well! BY JENNIFER DURAND

The Power Behind the Word I RECENTLY SAW A MOVIE that had a great line in it. The scene included a toast to an engaged couple. The line was “love is just a word, until someone gives it meaning.” This line resonated with me. There is no power in a word, no effect. Our thoughts or actions bring a word to life and give it meaning or power. Our thoughts are based on our experiences, examples and education. It is a wise practice to question things. My dad had a saying: “believe none of what you hear, and only half of what you see.” In other words, don’t jump to conclusions and start rehearsing scenarios in your mind. This creates worry, anxiety and unnecessary stress, and can produce mindnumbing energy that is not supportive to healthy thinking. These can also bring about adverse effects on mind and body. “Words, without power, is mere philosophy.” – Muhammad Iqbal The power is in the present. The moment you start allowing your mind to react, or to create a story about what you just heard or saw, is when it is brought to life. Words are just letters put together. They are given form and begin to take shape when you are told what they mean and you believe it without questioning. Remember the saying “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me”? A lot of people feel hurt by the uttered word (I’ve experienced this, too), but nothing can really hurt or touch you unless you allow it. Someone may give you their opinion and it may not align with what you intended or thought. You can either use what is being said to have a better understanding of how someone else feels or perceives the moment or you can allow it to make you feel bad, or less than what you are. That is giving the power to another force instead of claiming your own power or meaning. Words have no power to impress the mind without the reality you give them. I love the example of a patient being given a diagnosis involving a critical illness. The patient begins to react to the news, the symptoms are amplified, and the patient begins planning for activities and changes based on this information. The worry that begins to consume daily thought is grossly increased, along with all of the ailments that are associated with this news. Then the call comes that says, “We are so sorry,

but we wanted you to know you were given someone else’s diagnosis. You are well!” All of a sudden, feelings and sensations shift again. Relief, vitality, energy all become the new power behind the words. So, how can this help you? News— words—good or bad, need to be questioned before you decide to give them meaning, reaction or power. Sometimes this can be a tall order, because you may actually want to feel a certain way (happy, sad, angry, hurt, lonely, frustrated). Regardless of how you decide you want to feel about a word and its meaning, question it first. Question your motives and what they are based on. This will give you a more authentic picture of what’s true. “I give you my word” is generally accepted to mean that someone will do what they say they will do. Most often you will go on faith until experience proves that you can or cannot rely on the action (power) behind this phrase from an individual, group or organization. Hate is perceived as a strong negative word. The actions that support this meaning can feel bitter and harsh. The power that can change the negative meanings is usually its opposite. Anytime you want to experience a different feeling, change the definition, the word, the phrase or the meaning. Invert the word, or choose its opposite. Practice this with common words and phrases that come up in the next few days after reading this. See if you can create a different outcome just by tuning in to how you give the power (meaning) to the word. Smile. Grin. Giggle. Laugh. Tickle. Dance. I’ll bet you had at least a mildly positive reaction when reading these words. The meaning behind the words, the feeling, is more significant than the words themselves. So . . . listen. Jennifer Durand is the owner and operator of The Nurture Nook Day Spa & Gift Shoppe; she is a certified QiGong and Breathe Empowerment instructor, a skin care and makeup specialist, an InterPlay leader and is licensed in massage therapy, body work and somatic integration. Let her help you find your personal “ahh . . .” factor by visiting nurturenook. com or facebook.com/nurturenookdayspa or by calling (615) 896-7110.

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 POETRY BY KORY WELLS

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Write a Poem on the Topic of Independence This July POETRY READING in the United States is dramatically up, according to a new report from the National Endowment for the Arts. Over 28 million U.S. adults read poetry in 2017, nearly a 75 percent increase from 2012. Poetry reading is particularly on the rise among young adults, various racial and ethnic subgroups, women and adults with only some college education. One likely reason for the increase is social media, but this is not the only cause. These trends echo locally with the growth of the poetry section at our local Barnes & Noble, and with attendance at Poetry in the Boro. They also reinforce my often-stated belief that poetry is just like music—there’s something for everyone out there. Hearing poetry well-read or spoken adds so much to listeners’ enjoyment, and who to better read poems than experienced actors? That’s what Poetry in the Boro will be offering at their next event on Sunday evening, July 8, at Murfreesboro Little Theatre. Following featured poet Dana Malone, MLT actors will read poems written by audience members and wellknown poets. Dana Malone is a writer, editor and writing coach who has lived in Nashville since 1990. She cohosts Writings on the Wall, a monthly poetry event, and recently coordinated the Poetry on Demand program for The Porch Writers Collective and WPLN (Nashville Public Radio). Her most recently published work is featured on the podcast Versify and in the publications Number One and Native. Malone has read and performed throughout the eastern United States, the UK and Australia. She will also teach a creative writing workshop at the Frist Art Museum in conjunction with the exhibit Chaos and Awe in July. If you want to write a new poem for this month’s Poetry in the Boro, this month’s challenge is to write a poem on the theme of independence (of any sort) without using the word itself. If you’d rather bring a favorite poem—written by you or anyone else—you must bring a printed copy. The Poetry in the Boro team can print a poem for you if you 20 * JULY 2018 * BOROPULSE.COM

message them by Saturday, July 7, at noon. Doors open and poem submissions begin at the July 8 event at 6:30 p.m. The featured poet will read at 7 p.m. that day. Find full details on this free event on the Poetry in the Boro Facebook page. More local literary news: Wednesday, July 11, at 6 p.m., the Murfreesboro Barnes & Noble monthly book club meeting will discuss Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman. This event is free and open to the public. Through July, Murfreesboro’s Inaugural Arts Laureates will hold an exhibit of their work in the Rotunda of Murfreesboro City Hall. Entitled “The Other Side: Contrasts in Our Community,” the exhibit includes photography by Jessica Nelson, painting by Ginny Togrye and poetry by Kory Wells. About 20 tanka—short, five-line poems—written by community members of all ages are on display in one of the collages of community work.

Lacrimosa: Charleston (Mother Emanuel, Walter Scott) BY DANA MALONE —for SATB chorus Left alone to—scream in Language without vowel Only the gut—the guttural, clicking Of tongue against teeth—rolling Rs At the backs of minds blurring Breaking news—wars, ﬁlthy lucre Shots in the backs of black men Resonant bone of hurricane And house of worship—bullets riddling Charleston—death-cold and drenching The angel oak bitter and bleeding Sorrow breaking on the October battery. This is where the sonnet (requiem, judgment) ends: In a wreck at the Four Corners of Law. Kory Wells is principal founder of Poetry in the Boro and the inaugural Poet Laureate of Murfreesboro. Contact her at korywells@gmail.com.

Pastor Jason Scales Publishes Book on Self-Reﬂection, Conquering Pride BY ANDREW WIGDOR

LOCAL PASTOR JASON SCALES’ new book, How’s That Working for You?, out now, encourages readers to take a long, deep look at what holds many back from their true potential. Scales leads Believers Faith Fellowship, a church in Christiana, Tennessee, with his wife, Barbara Scales, who also serves as the Director of the June Anderson Center for Women and Nontraditional Students at Middle Tennessee State University. Released in May, How’s That Working for You? can be purchased online on Amazon. The quick read includes only a little over 70 pages, but it is filled with pensive questions and broad life lessons. “My main motivation behind writing the book was seeing a lot of people who had dreams, ambitions and goals, but their life’s direction was not going where they wanted it to go,” Scales said. “So, I wanted to write a book to close that gap in between what we want and what we are doing.” The book is centered around the idea of “self-awareness.” Scales writes in the book that many people are actually working against themselves due to not recognizing their own shortcomings and how to overcome them. “Unfortunately, many of us don’t realize that our behaviors are working against us until we experience failure,” Scales writes in the book. Scales said that he was once blinded by pride in many aspects of his life. This led

him to share his experiences and revelations with others. “My eyes were opened to how my own pride was affecting my life,” Scales said. “I learned something important. That in order to fix anything in life, you gotta shift from blame to responsibility. Pride is always pointing the blame at somebody else.” The lessons in the book are highlighted by parables and experiences from Scales’ own life. The parables center on people who have a great amount of potential but are eventually held back due to their unwillingness to work as a team or look closely at their own problems. Scales said that each parable is based on actual experiences from the lives of people from Scales’ church. After each story, Scales discusses the major takeaways from the parables in “Let’s Talk About It” sections. Scales writes that honest self-examination is “one of the hardest things to do.” To be able to assist people in being comfortable with self-awareness and examination, Scales poses the same question for every relationship, decision and situation in one’s life: “How’s that working for you?” “I wanted (the book) to be like a mirror for people to see their own lives and not look at anyone else’s,” Scales said.

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Art

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BY JESSICA BARROLL SOME PEOPLE IN LIFE are so talented and vibrant they touch the people who surround them and even the community in which they live. For Rutherford County, one of those people was Larry Schumaker. Born in 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, Schumaker graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor of science degree majoring in interior design. Shortly after graduation he traveled to France and Italy where he continued his artistic studies in interior design, lighting, sketching, rendering, industrial design, landscape design, sculpture and architecture. It was while Schumaker was in Europe he cultivated his love of the classical design look for which he is so renowned. Throughout his life Schumaker’s genius straddled various artistic disciplines, but it is primarily his architectural creativity that has made an everlasting impression in Rutherford County. A new book by area residents Andrea Loughry, Susan Lloyd, Amy Jaramillo and Lisa Sims documents his impact on the look of Murfreesboro. “Larry Schumaker, as much as anyone, has helped mold and create the creative atmosphere we enjoy in Rutherford County,” Sims said. After having traveled and studied in Europe for several years, Schumaker came to Nashville as a designer, eventually landing as an associate designer at Dan Burton Interiors in 1968. Schumaker met Ed Delbridge while working for the company, designing and remodeling the Delbridge Building located at 125 N. Spring St. in Murfreesboro. A lifelong family friendship and business partnership was forged. It was Delbridge who then brought Schumaker in to design and decorate the new banking headquarters building for the Murfreesboro Bank and Trust (now SunTrust) on East Main Street, bringing his work to prominence and growing his reputation. As a result of the beautiful work on the Murfreesboro Bank and Trust building, more projects came to Schumaker, specifically Murfreesboro’s City Hall, the new Linebaugh Library, the Rutherford County Judicial Center, the Center for the Arts renovation (formerly the Murfreesboro Post Office and the first Linebaugh library) and Huddleston Oil Company on Old Fort Parkway. If not for Schumaker, the downtown area would have a very different look and feel, as the previous, more modern designs brought forth in direct contrast to the classical design and structures 22 * JULY 2018 * BOROPULSE.COM

Larry Schumaker

New book project recognizes life’s work of Rutherford County architect 

(From left) Authors Andrea Loughry, Amy Jaramillo and Lisa Sims present a copy of the book to Rutherford County Library System Director Rita Shacklett.

that Schumaker preferred. In fact, many say his columns, arches, rotundas and colonnades give the downtown Murfreesboro area a timeless appeal and a cohesive look that would have been otherwise missing had Schumaker not accepted the task when presented with the opportunity beginning in the 1980s. “Larry created the exteriors of the bookends of our historic downtown. To the south, he influenced the façade of the City Hall and to the north, the entrance to the Rutherford County Judicial Building,” Loughry said. “Larry was the professional responsible for making our façade and our interiors blend into Rutherford County’s late 1800s Public Square.” Though downtown Murfreesboro is a focal point, it is not the only area touched by Schumaker’s handiwork. Many prominent residences display his artistry throughout Rutherford County such as the the Haynes residence on Riverside Drive, the Swanholme house on New Salem Road, the Seddon house

on Veterans Parkway, the Jones residence on Old Jefferson Pike, the Thomas residence on Oxford Drive and the Loughry townhouse on Maple Street, which was his last architectural project, being completed in 2011. “Probably no creative endeavor shapes our social environment and our image of the world more intimately or more profoundly than architecture. Mr. Schumaker had a natural ease at partnering with his client to construct a harmonious and pleasing variety of styles,” Sims said. Due to a decline in his health in 2011, Schumaker transitioned from architecture to painting. Finding success in this new venture, Schumaker was able to present his artwork in the Murfreesboro Center for the Arts where his was a “one-man show” for a month. Loughry, Lloyd, Jaramillo and Sims decided to write a memoir about Schumaker and his artistic work, but after his death in May 2017, the project quickly became a memorial.

“Good local history grows out of the efforts of individuals who are inspired to recognize and share significant accomplishments of people with extraordinary talent and vision,” Sims said after the book authors presented a copy to Linebaugh Library. The book, Lawrence H. Schumaker Inﬂuenced the Look of Rutherford County, was presented to the Linebaugh Library this past January and is available for patrons to view in the Historical Research Room. As a part of the reference and research collection for Rutherford County, intended for in-house use only, not available for check-out. “Our belief in the importance of creative atmospheres and stimulating environments is the inspiration to document the work of this designer’s contributions,” Sims said. “Our utmost hope is that you may share in the celebration of the work and art of Mr. Schumaker and hopefully we have documented the vast treasures left to our community.”

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Focus on the Boro Announces Winners in Various Photography Categories

ARCHITECTURE

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A PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION and competition, Focus on the Boro, came to the Rotunda Gallery of Murfreesboro City Hall in June, remaining on display most of the month and announcing winners at a June 8 ceremony. Outgoing Murfreesboro Photographer Laureate Jessica Goings Nelson said she wanted this photography project to inspire the community to get out and take pictures, to experience a fun and friendly competition, and to have the opportunity to exhibit and enjoy photography. Organizers presented awards in both adult and youth divisions in various categories.

STILL LIFE

“It’s All About the Value” by Sharon Mayeux

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YOUTH BEST IN SHOW

“At the Carwash” by Tim McElroy “Rainy Night Football” by Pat Smith

Clockwise from top left: “My Beautiful Mother” by Pat Smith “At the Carwash” by Tim McElroy “Third World Beauty” by Molly Morgan “Black Prince” by Gayle Trousdale “Hawaiian Sunset” by Abby Byrnes

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“Derelict” by Jefferson Roberts “Black Prince” by Gayle Trousdale “The Heron and the Turtle” by Craig Newman

“Lurking in the Woods” by Jacob Jones “My Beautiful Mother” by Pat Smith “We All Belong” by Scott Weber BEST IN SHOW

“The Turtle and the Heron” by Craig Newman

“Prism” by Aowyn Hicks “Running Horse” by Ainsley Slicker “Gringotts” by Boston Smith “Lone Leaf” by Jack Barbieri “Toadally Awesome” by John Byrnes “Sweet Ride” by Cade Caughron “Hawaiian Sunset” by Abby Byrnes “Third World Beauty” by Molly Morgan “Third World Beauty” by Molly Morgan

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 THEATER MLT Presents Female Version of The Odd Couple

Carpe Cafe to Host Live Edition of Count Drahoon’s Feature of Fright on July 13 TAYLOR GENTRY, THE DIRECTOR and producer of local horror-comedy podcast Count Drahoon’s Feature of Fright, will bring his horror/comedy radio show to a live audience in Smyrna on July 13. While this will be his ﬁrst-ever show involving a live audience, Gentry says the podcast has been around for a few years and has garnered a loyal following. “We have a growing audience, but our fans are spread out in several small pockets all over the world,” Gentry said. “We’re wanting to put on a show in the local area because this is a great way for our public to see that we have a central location [where] they can stop by and see us.” Gentry noted that Rutherford County was the perfect spot to put on a show that caters to audience members hungry for something fun and unique. “Rutherford County is growing tremendously, and with it is a growing number of folks that are eager to go out and see new shows and cultural events,” Gentry said. “We would love to be a part of this expanding community of performers.” The show will be presented in a “radio-style play” format and will include three stories performed by at least three actors each. The ﬁrst story is titled “Purgatory Is a Bar on Main Street” and is loosely based on the Book of Job in the Bible. The second stars Count Drahoon, played by Gentry, and the count’s Frankensteinesque son, Daryl. According to Gentry, Count Drahoon is a centuries-old vampire and a mad scientist who has a knack for storytelling. Lastly, the actors will be presenting a story about a couple who encounter a creature known as the Nucklavee, a well-known monster in Scottish folklore. The blend of horror with comedy that Count Drahoon brings to the table should make for an entertaining show. “Horror/comedy is a quirky mix, but that’s why we love it,” Gentry said. “For me, laughing and screaming are two sides of the same coin. When we watch scary movies or something 26 * JULY 2018 * BOROPULSE.COM

startles us, we have a natural tendency to laugh it off. So, I think that’s why it is so entertaining to have a show where the two are mixed. It’s a fun ride.” “None of this would be possible without my cast and Aaron [Trimble],” Gentry said. “They truly are the best. They aren’t just super-talented. They aren’t just super-hardworking. They are the best friends that anybody can ask for. Almost all of these folks I have worked with and known for years. The only thing better than having talented friends is the honor to work side by side with them.” The show’s full cast includes actors Yancy Pearson, Andrew Gately, Charles Shrodes, Jon Fleet, Austin Duke, Poem Atkinson and John Mauldin. Aaron Trimble will handle the sound effects for the live show. Locals can catch the live show on Friday, July 13 at 7 p.m. at Carpe Cafe in downtown Smyrna. The show is free to the public. For more on Count Drahoon’s Feature of Fright and other podcast and video projects by Gentry and his Camcorder TV team, visit camcordertv.com. — ANDREW WIGDOR

IT’S JUST ANOTHER FRIDAY NIGHT in the big city as the gals gather for their weekly game of Trivial Pursuit, cocktails and girl talk. It looks like the gang’s all here: Olive, Ella, Vera, Mickey and Renee. But where is Flo? Recently kicked to the curb by her longtime boyfriend, Florence is weeping her eyes out. Understanding how it feels to be dumped herself, Olive welcomes Florence into her bachelorette pad, where two polar opposites soon collide and test the limits of true friendship. Can one obsessive clean freak live side by side with a compulsive slob? A double date with the Costazuela brothers will answer that question. For better or for worse, this apartment just got a whole lot smaller. Sound familiar? It should. It’s the plot of Neil Simon’s mega-hit The Odd Couple. This July, Murfreesboro Little Theatre brings The Odd Couple, Female Version— and not just any female version, but an allyouth version. Join MLTeen favorites Molly Womack and Emma Hawkins as Olive and Florence, with Olivia Hollandsworth, Ella Vaughn, Madison Titshaw and Zerraika Benson-Martin, and Marc Padilla and Marlon Cuevas as the Costazuela Brothers, for a riotously funny and energetic treatment of this comedy. Directed by Shane Lowery, The Odd Couple, Female Version, opens July 13 for six performances through July 22; the production is rated PG-13. To make reservations, or for more information, visit mltarts.com. Murfreesboro Little Theatre is located at 702 Ewing Ave.

Emma Hawkins and Molly Womack

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ince the Kroger on Lascassas Pike opened, a number of restaurants have followed to the vicinity. Diners in the neighborhood can find burgers, pizzas and beer at Station Grill, Mexican food at Don Ramon, Chinese at China Panda, plenty of chain options (Waffle House, Sonic, Krystal, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s and a soon-to-be-opening Taco Bell) and a Hungry Howie’s Pizza within sight of the Northfield/ Lascassas/Rutherford intersection. They can also find some of that fine and recent culinary signature of the Nashville area—hot chicken—at Helen’s, a small eatery located in the Kroger shopping center, marked by a flaming cartoon chicken. Upon entering Helen’s Hot Chicken the smell of the greasy deep fryer hits customers as they walk to the counter to place an order. Selections include various chicken components—breast quarters, leg quarters, tenders, wings, wingettes and gizzards—as well as whiting fish, catfish, shrimp and pork chops. Protein for the carnivores. All can be ordered plain, mild, hot or “Hella hot.” Sides include fries, fried okra, potato salad, baked beans, waffles and slaw, and some very sweet and delicious bottles of mango tea or fruit tea. Regulars suggest calling ahead with your order if you are in a hurry to avoid a wait time as your bird fries, since the fried chicken, fish and shrimp are all cooked after 28 * JULY 2018 * BOROPULSE.COM

the customer places their order. This ensures that the Helen’s team serves every order hot, fresh and crispy, but this can take more wait time than some expect; some diners report waiting 40 minutes for an order, even when Helen’s didn’t appear to be extremely busy. Most, though, say it is worth the wait. “It’s the real deal! Great flavors [and] not just hot without taste!,” Drew Martin said after a recent Helen’s meal. While the Helen’s mascot has evidently eaten something very spicy, not everything comes with an extreme after-burn. Even without heat, the Helen’s fried chicken is nice and moist, expertly fried and seasoned, finished with a crisp breading. “Man, this is good fried chicken!” Shay Underwood said of the plain version of

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Helen’s chicken. She also reported the whiting fish were “some of the largest fillets I’ve ever seen. Go here and enjoy your dinner!” The “hot” level at Helen’s is just hot enough to make your lips tingle a little; just enough to make you feel alive, but not too insanely spicy. Even many of those daring to try the “Hella hot” say that it isn’t quite as hot as the top spice level of some of the other Nashville hot chicken establishments, and that it’s flavorful and not just hot for the sake of being hot. “The chicken was awesome; the breading was excellent,” said another diner, Chad Morris, after having the “Hella hot” bird. “The spice was nice, not overwhelming, and had a great flavor.” He went on to call Helen’s a “perfect small hole-in-the-wall type restaurant.” The fish, even plain, is delicious, crisp and salty. Helen’s clearly intends that its patrons eat the entrees with their hands. Some plastic forks and spoons are located behind the counter, if you must have one for your baked beans or potato salad, but what’s a plastic fork going to do with a quarter chicken? Go ahead, tear it apart and get some grease and spice rub on your fingers. “Helen’s Hot Chicken first got its start in a small trailer off the side of the road in Nashville,” according to the restaurant’s website.

“It didn’t take long for the word to spread and the lines to form. In just a short amount of time, as demand grew for Helen’s Hot Chicken, we grew into multiple locations.” Today, in addition to the Murfreesboro store, Helen’s now has two Nashville locations, a Clarksville location, and one in Lewisville, Texas. To some, the thought of walking into a hole-in-the-wall type of establishment, being hit with the smell of a deep fryer and being served something spicy on a piece of plain white bread to eat with your fingers doesn’t sound very appealing. To those people, Helen’s is probably not for you. However, to plenty of others, a big ol’ piece of fried chicken or fish, loaded up with some sweet, red-hot fiery rub dripping its grease and flavor all over that slice of white bread sounds like a really satisfying dining experience. To those individuals, go to Helen’s at your earliest opportunity! The breast quarter is only $6, and the leg quarter is $5. Again, if you have any sort of a time limitation, call ahead for the best Helen’s experience. If time is not an issue, the dining room, while small, makes a comfortable place to hang out, listen to smooth jazz or funk music, watch TV, read the Pulse or talk with other hot-chicken enthusiasts while your fish or bird spends time in its hot oil bath.

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dude phones in a totally unnecessary and silly reprise of the classic Dr. Malcolm. I don’t even know why he’s here! (For the marketing.) There’s a huge moment at the very end of the film (helping to justify the inevitable sixth installment) that had the potential to be a wonderfully complex and emotional ethical quandary. It was the only time I thought the film was really trying to tackle the ethical questions that Jurassic Park addressed so effectively . . . which (naturally) led to a solid swing and a miss. The “fun” aspect is where Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom excels. Mad kudos to cinematographer Oscar Faura, who didn’t hold back with the totally over-the-top-ridiculous shots.

Faura makes this film for me, and seeing it in IMAX made these absurd shots that much better. The two charming leads, Bryce Dallas Howard (in her boots instead of heels) and Chris Pratt, are both solid. They bring a great blend of charisma, wit, and the wherewithal to actually get out the situations in which they find themselves. Even better are franchise newcomers Justice Smith and Daniella Pineda. Pineda stole the show. Her trash-talking, fendfor-herself portrayal of Zia was extraordinarily topical for the times. (Her character even called herself a “nasty woman” at one point.) Fallen Kingdom rapidly transitions from one major CGI dinosaur set piece to the next, only slowing the pacing to take a breath in the final act (primarily to set up the next film). I now regard this franchise in the same realm as something like The Fast and the Furious. If you read that and felt like banging your head against your desk, I get it. It takes time to go through the five stages of grief. But if you can reach that fifth stage, if you can accept the fact that this franchise will never again set foot on the volcanic mountain that 1993’s Jurassic Park stands atop of, you’ll have a good time (maybe a great time) with this latest installment. This movie is an oversized and exhilarating spectacle. Jurassic Park is dead. Welcome to Jurassic World. — JOSEPH KATHMANN

Cate Blanchett is Lou, Debbie’s right-hand woman, a fill-in for the Brad Pitt role that underutilizes Blanchett’s smoldering cool. Mindy Kaling is the jewel expert who doesn’t get much to say or do. Rihanna plays Nine Ball, the computer whiz whose one note remains amusing throughout. Awkwafina charms as the deadpan, sleight-of-hand, professional pocket picker. Sarah Paulson is the fence moonlighting as a soccer mom. And Helena

Bonham Carter excels as just the neurotic, washed-up fashion designer they need to pull the heist off. For those counting, this roster only accounts for an Ocean’s seven, which leaves their mark, Anne Hathaway, effortlessly embodying the role of the spoiled and insecure celebrity whose six-pound diamond necklace they will steal during the Met gala. With such a strong cast, it’s a shame they weren’t backed by an equally strong crew. Early scenes in the film feel unintentionally underlit, and though the heist itself is well executed, it lacks the throwback cool of the Soderbergh films (though he is a co-producer here). The one cookie this film forgot to cut from the previous films, and perhaps the most important, is that of a true adversary, the Anthony Garcia role in Ocean’s Eleven. Without a villain actively trying to thwart their caper, the heist becomes purely procedural, lacking any real drama. It’s these unfortunate missteps that will likely lead to Ocean’s Eight being what Debbie Ocean was hoping for all along: ignored. — JAY SPIGHT

JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM DIRECTOR J.A. Bayona STARRING Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Jeff Goldblum, B.D. Wong, Justice Smith RATED PG-13

I had very low expectations heading into the latest installment of the Jurassic Park franchise (There are now five of these things). I was not a fan of the “reboot” of this franchise, 2015’s Jurassic World, primarily because it was a mindless popcorn flick that tried so hard to recapture the magic of the original Jurassic Park, which is (objectively) one of the best summer blockbusters ever made, and naturally looked like a complete fool in the process. However, after 25 years, everyone involved finally accepted the reality: Jurassic Park will never be topped. Fallen Kingdom does what every other sequel in this franchise should’ve done: it leans into over-the-top CGI dinos everywhere and embraces the fact that it’s nothing more than a mindless popcorn flick.

Now, that’s not to say it’s a great film by any means; there are plenty of eye-rollworthy moments. On quite a few occasions I found myself thinking, “That’s not how any of this works!” whether it be with things like “Chris Pratt crawls away from lava” or really anything relating to science in the movie . . . yeah, don’t expect much in the science or ethics departments. The motivations of the villains are really dumb and one-dimensional: bad guys want to sell dinos and make money for the sake of making lots of money. And they will stop at nothing, because of money. Several great actors are wasted because of this (Toby Jones). Speaking of cashing it in, Jeff Goldblum. The

OCEAN’S EIGHT DIRECTOR Gary Ross STARRING Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway RATED PG-13

There’s a single line in Ocean’s Eight where Sandra Bullock’s character explains why she doesn’t want any men on the team: “A him gets noticed, a her gets ignored.” This line works well on multiple levels, but regrettably also serves as a sort of prophecy for this all-female sequel/spin-off to Steven Soderbergh’s stylish Ocean’s trilogy. Aside from changing the genders of Ocean’s team, almost everything in Ocean’s Eight is a cookie-cutter copy of the previous films, only made with less skill, swagger and (somehow) style. Standing in for the inexplicably dead

Danny Ocean is his sister Debbie (Bullock). With the same grifting, pick-pocketing panache as her infamous brother, Debbie plans a daring heist immediately after she is released from prison for a crime she was framed for committing. The following team gathering is standard stuff and hardly extends beyond what was already seen in the trailers, but it does introduce us to the charming rogues’ gallery that is Ocean’s crew.

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LIVING ROOM CINEMA column by NORBERT THIEMANN

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Apologist for Difficult, Uncomfortable, Feel-Bad Cinema Dedicated to my friend, Tony, and to the late Anthony Bourdain SINCE ITS INCEPTION, this column has championed the notion that films are capable of high artistic merit beyond mere entertainment. Some movies not only speak through plot but also serve as a strong reaction to external forces. The motives aren’t always evident in the film. Whether or not the offensiveness encountered is strict allegory will remain for the respective filmmakers, and possibly for the academics, to decide. Be sure, these masterworks aren’t constructed for shocks alone; they are abstractly reacting to troubling events during troubled times.  Naked (1993) is directed by Mike Leigh. Leigh has an extraordinary way of working. He gives his actors a scenario and lets them develop their characters through long improvisations and rehearsals. This process creates the script, making for incredible moments of truth and realism. Naked follows an educated man as he traverses the city, interacting with old and new acquaintances. He is a troubled philosopher to say the least.  I Stand Alone (1998) is directed by Gaspar Noé. A butcher’s life is drastically altered when he violently tries to defend his daughter’s honor. His life remains on the downturn after a prison sentence, and his bitterness swells. In a final attempt to find a meaningful connection, he visits his daughter at the asylum charged with her care.  Bad Boy Bubby (1993) is directed by Rolf de Heer. A young man is shut in and shielded from society by his overbearing mother. His natural defense is mimicry, and his inclinations lean toward exploration. After he retaliates to the abuse he suffers at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend, Bubby sets out to greet the world. Bad Boy Bubby has a unique underlying humor that is dark and infectious. 32 * JULY 2018 * BOROPULSE.COM

OPENING IN JULY

PLAYING THIS MONTH

JULY 6  Ant-Man and The Wasp Whitney

JULY 10  5th Passenger

JULY 13  Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

JULY 20  Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

JULY 27 Mission: Impossible – Fallout Teen Titans GO! to the Movies

AROUND TOWN ’BORO BUSINESS BUZZ

Project Donuts, HollerDesign, Float Alchemy, Tennessee Hemp Supply, Red Carpet Self Storage

by a small group of friends. Each room has a theme, clues, hints, and a solution that can be found through careful strategizing. Room Escape Artist’s reviewer, Lisa Spira, praised The Blind Pig’s blend of puzzle strategy and unexpected twists.

BY MICHELLE WILLARD STONES RIVER 9 Movie-lovers rejoice! You can now enjoy the movie-going experience at AMC STONES RIVER 9. The theater’s nine auditoriums opened for business Friday, June 22. They range in size from 60 seats to 250 seats. The largest also boasts a screen that measures 30 feet tall and 71 feet wide. The theater at Stones River Mall features AMC’s most popular movie-going amenities like AMC Signature recliners, better food and drink options, the latest sight and sound technology, and coming soon, the AMC MacGuffins adult beverage concept. (The theater will not offer dine-in, seat-side service.) In addition to the AMC Signature’s plush, power-recliner seating, AMC Stones River 9 features reserved seating as well as an integrated box office enabling ticketless entry, which allows guests to skip the box office entirely through access to their ticket on their mobile device, or opt for traditional service. TIME TO FLOAT FLOAT ALCHEMY’S opening marathon has come to an end and its float tanks are now open to the public. Floating introduces you to an environment that you likely have never experienced before. Because of this, Float Alchemy, located on Cason Lane, is offering a first float special. Get three floats for $120 (nontransferrable, $40 per float). If you’re unsure of floating, check out Float Alchemy’s blogs at ﬂoatalchemy.com. HEMP SUPPLY Tennessee’s first hemp dispensary opened in June in Murfreesboro. TENNESSEE HEMP SUPPLY, 1370 W. Clark Blvd., will sell products and Tennessee-grown hemp from its dispensary. “Made from high-CBD hemp plants, all of our products are geared toward relieving pain, anxiety, symptoms of PTSD and more. Our goal is to provide a natural alternative to prescription and over-the-counter medications while striving to educate the public 34 * JULY 2018 * BOROPULSE.COM

STONES RIVER KAYAK & CANOE RENTALS will help you beat the summer heat. Contact them at stonesriverkayak@yahoo.com or 615-9467810 to schedule a ﬂoat down the waterways of Rutherford County.

on the benefits of CBD,” the company said on its website. The initial response was so overwhelming, the dispensary had to reduce its hours in order to replenish its supply. But it is up and running at full speed again. HOLLERDESIGN GUTTED IN FIRE Acclaimed woodworking studio HOLLERDESIGN in Lascassas was completely destroyed by a fire in June. As owner Matt Alexander has sifted through the ashes, his friends and family and the community at large have rallied around the company that specializes in modern interpretations of traditional Southern furniture. He even got a retweet from avid woodworker and actor Nick Offerman asking his followers to help Alexander rebuild. Alexander’s brother-in-law Ben Vance also launched a GoFundMe campaign (search for Rally and Recovery for HollerDesign) to help replace the tools that Alexander had collected since he was 16 years old. In the meantime, Alexander has ordered new tools and moved back into his old shop in Cainsville. NO SUNFLOWERS THIS YEAR AT BATEY FARMS In a Facebook post that disappointed many, BATEY FARMS announced it was not planting sunflowers this year. “Many factors go into how, when and where we plant them and this spring season and weather have just not allowed us the opportunity to get everything done as

planned,” the post said. Farmer Brandon Whitt had to use his time to harvest and plant other crops on all the acreage owned by Batey Farms, the post said. Batey Farms hopes to resume the tradition next summer. LOCAL ESCAPE ROOM RANKED BY INDUSTRY MAGAZINE The Blind Pig, a speakeasy-themed escape room, was named the No. 1 escape room in the Nashville area by industry magazine Room Escape Artist. The Blind Pig is at MURFREESBORO ESCAPE ROOMS, 1970 Medical Center Pkwy. Escape rooms are large, step-by-step puzzle-solving adventures, typically played

A new doughnut place has opened at 2870 S. Church St. PROJECT DONUTS specializes in specialty yeast-raised donuts made with seasonal toppings. The shop even offers gluten-free varieties.

Murfreesboro’s newest and likely largest self-storage facility, RED CARPET SELF STORAGE, opened earlier this spring on John Rice Boulevard. The climate-controlled facility measures 99,600 square feet, with 817 units on three floors in a variety of sizes from 25 square feet to 300 square feet. It’s so big it takes facility manager Lisa Sterle more than an hour to do a complete walkthrough. Most of the units are climate controlled, but it has self-storage on the ground floor that is accessible from the outside and is not climate controlled. It also offers U-Haul rentals, boxes and moving supplies, workspace with free wifi, a free conference room and even cookies. It also boasts 32 motion-activated, high-res surveillance cameras. To learn more about Red Carpet Self Storage, visit redcarpetselfstorage.com. SALONS, BOWLING, GAS STATIONS AND MORE TAYLOR FARMS purchased property in May to build a second factory in Smyrna, according to records from the Rutherford County Register of Deeds. Taylor Farms Tennessee bought 21.7 acres at 442 Nissan Drive in Smyrna for $4.16 million on May 18. The company got approval in October 2017 from the Smyrna Planning Commission to build a plant for producing deli items. The facility will employ up to 800 additional people.

DYE HARD HAIR SALON follows in the tradition of hair salons with a punny name. Recent Paul Mitchell School graduate Melissa Curran, who is certified in color, Balayage, lash extension and as a makeup artist, heads the shop, located on Samsonite Boulevard. WAND AND WILLOW DAY SPA has also opened recently, offering area residents a chance to discover a unique spa experience—relaxation plus a whimsical charm that unlocks the magic in all of us. It is located within Salons by JC, 760 N. Thompson Lane, Suite 23. Learn more at wandandwillowdayspa.com. THE CIRCLE K on the corner of Mercury Boulevard and John Bragg Highway was temporarily delayed because of an issue with right-of-way for its entrance. The city granted approval in mid-June and the shop should be opening soon. The much-anticipated new KROGER on Mercury Boulevard has been “delayed,” the company said. Instead of investing in the low-income area, Kroger will add ClickList to its north Murfreesboro location on Memorial Boulevard. Three years ago, the grocer received approval to raze the old Rose’s department store and build a 94,241-square-foot store in its place. Speaking of old department stores, the Kmart in Smyrna has been retrofitted as a STARS AND STRIKES “family entertainment center,” a.k.a., a bowling alley. The new alley has 24 lanes, a 7,300 square-foot arcade, laser tag arena and escape room. FOOD NEWS DALLAS AND JANE has recently added lunch service, Chef Alex Belew announced in a Facebook post. The restaurant opened in a few months ago with only a dinner service but demand has grown to the point where Belew wanted to add lunch. Learn more at dallasandjane.net. Two couples out of Oklahoma have taken the space occupied by Karen and Zach Stafford at VIBE NUTRITION off the Square. Kelli and Jimmy Jarman join Mykah and Alex Rolison as the new owners of the smoothie shop. Vibe Nutrition offers protein-packed smoothies made with Herbalife supplements along with metabolism-boosting teas as a healthy meal replacement. The Jarmans and Rolisons ran Herbalife nutrition shops in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but recently relocated to Middle Tennessee. Sarah Jackson’s dream will come true when she opens VINE STREET MARKET in

downtown Murfreesboro. The food shop will offer prepared foods and a take-out market. Ready-to-eat items will include chicken salad, pimento cheese, salads, sandwiches and such. Ready-to-heat items will include casseroles, meat and veggies, and soups. BOOMBOZZ PIZZA & TAPHOUSE, on Medical Center Parkway, says it will be open on July 2. CLOSINGS CORNER Fans of smashed burgers and Brussels sprouts were shocked in mid-June when SMASHBURGER closed suddenly. The corporate website says it is only closed temporarily but the sign on the door feels permanent. In a note on its website, Robin Taylor’s BIRD SONG STUDIO in Woodbury announced it closed at the end of June. “After four wonderful years in Woodbury, Tennessee, including over 40 shows on our beautiful stage, over 200 Airbnb guests, and over 50 5-Star Airbnb ratings, I will be moving out of the church on June 30 and I will be closing Bird Song Studio, effective immediately,” Taylor said in the post. Taylor apologized for canceling the remainder of the 2018 Roots Music Series. All tickets purchased for future shows will be refunded. The recording studio/listening room and home to Taylor was created in a former Presbyterian church. CHINA WOK has closed its doors because of development in the strip mall that has been its home for years. But there’s good news! The restaurant will be reopening July 17 at its new location at 2327 Memorial Blvd. LOCO LARRY’S LIQUIDATION has closed for business. In a Facebook post about the closure, Loco Larry said the lease was up and it was time to move on. “While we aren’t ruling out opening another location at some point, for the nearterm future we plan to focus on the wholesale portion of our business,” the post said. LONE WOLF SALOON in Smyrna has also closed. “No one in Smyrna wanted to pay a cover to see live shows,” Lone Wolf owner Tim Hopkins said in a farewell Facebook post. “I’ve been paying bands out of my pocket . . . I’ve met and got to know some really good people through this experience. And I am blessed to call a lot of you guys and gals true friends.” If you have a tip about a new business coming to town, an old one closing, complaints, compliments, comments or corrections, contact Michelle @michwillard on Twitter or michelle.willard@gmail.com. BOROPULSE.COM

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News ★ 2018 ELECTION ★ Tennessee House of Representatives Candidates Districts 37 and 48 BY ELIZABETH TULLOS

ELECTIONS FOR THE TENNESSEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES will soon take place, with primaries coming up on Aug. 2 and the general election following on Nov. 6. The Tennessee House includes 99 representatives, all serving two-year terms that will expire in 2018. Republicans currently hold a 74–25 majority in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Here’s a look at the upcoming elections in Districts 37 and 48, which cover the Murfreesboro area.

 HOUSE DISTRICT 37 When state Senator Bill Ketron announced last year that he would leave the Senate after 16 years in order to focus on his campaign

for Rutherford County mayor, State Rep. Dawn White followed suit and vacated her House seat in favor of a bid for Ketron’s former seat. Now, two candidates will fight head to head in November for the open seat.

CHARLIE BAUM baumforstatehouse.com Last summer, Rutherford County Commissioner Charlie Baum (R) was the first candidate to enter the race and succeed Dawn White as the representative of House District 37. In addition to serving as a county commissioner, Baum has taught economics at Middle Tennessee State University’s Department of Economics and Finance since 1999 and served as the department chair from 2008–14. First elected to the county commission in 2010, Baum serves on the commission’s Budget, Finance and Investment Committee and chairs the Audit Committee. He currently serves as a member on the boards for the Murfreesboro City Schools Foundation, the Linebaugh Library Foundation and the American Heart Association. “My career in economics has taught me that we encourage job growth and help small businesses when taxes are low and the size of government is limited,” Baum said on his campaign website. “I would like to continue serving the citizens of our community by promoting conservative economic principles and family values in the state house.”

DEANNA DEBOW OSBORNE ddosborne.com A Rutherford County teacher since 2008, Deanna Debow Osborne (D) has also entered the race to serve Murfreesboro’s House District 37. A first-generation college graduate, Osborne earned her B.A. in human services and psychology and later her Ed.S. from Middle Tennessee State University, focusing on administration and supervision. Osborne maintains community involvement with the Tennessee Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, the Murfreesboro Symphony Chorus and Autism Tennessee.

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 HOUSE DISTRICT 48 REP. BRYAN TERRY bryanterry4tn.com Incumbent Dr. Bryan Terry (R) first joined the state legislature in 2015 during the 109th Tennessee General Assembly and currently serves as chairman of the House Health Subcommittee and as a member of the Health and the Civil Justice committees. Terry earned his B.S. in psychology from the University of Oklahoma, graduated from the Oklahoma College of Medicine, and performed his anesthesiology residency at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. During his two terms as a state representative, Terry has focused on issues involving health, education, immigration and business regulations. “As chairman of the House Health Subcommittee, I’ve been leading our state on health-related issues like the opioid crisis, mental health, children’s health, care of our elderly, cannabis extracts, medical transparency, health care costs and improved access,” Terry explained on his website. “I have consistently offered solutions to the health care problems facing Tennessee.”

MATT FERRY mattferrytn48.com “Tennesseans should have the right to clean air and water and access to affordable healthcare, education and housing,” Ferry (D) said on his website. “Our society is built on working families and I believe everyone should have the opportunity to work a job that treats them right and provides them with a livable wage and benefits.” Ferry said that he would like to see Medicaid expanded in Tennessee, and that “wages have been stagnant for decades while the cost of living has exploded. The Republican Supermajority in the General Assembly love to talk about these new job numbers, but they are meaningless if people need to work multiple jobs to survive.”

News ★ 2018 ELECTION ★ Madeline Scales Harris Seeks third term on Murfreesboro City Council BY TONY LEHEW

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IT IS MY STRONG BELIEF THAT LOCAL ELECTIONS HAVE MORE IMPACT on day-to-day life than any state or federal election. It’s also my opinion that is a good thing. It’s a good thing because those who serve in local government have roots and a vested interest in the community. Our council and mayor are elected by the citizens of Murfreesboro to do their will and serve in their best interest. This means, in my opinion, that they should listen to any concerns or input a member of our community has. All council members’ contact information is available on the city website, and council meetings are open to the public. In other words, if you take an issue before local government, you are in the company of elected officials who live in the same community as you. You are far more likely to get understanding and sympathy here than you would if addressing a state or federal body. In addition to that, the decisions made by local government have a much bigger impact on your daily life: for example, local taxes, new constructions, new roads and rezonings. Even agenda items such as how much is spent on fireworks or the Christmas parade are just a few of the issues that affect everyday life, whether you notice it or not. Just because it doesn’t make headline news does not mean it we are unaffected by it. The next city council election for the city of Murfreesboro is Aug. 2, with early voting July 13 through 28. Madelyn Scales Harris is running for her third term on that council. Madelyn is a lifelong resident of Murfreesboro and the third member of her family to serve on the city council. Her father and mother both served before her. And like her father before her, she is currently vice-mayor. Having served longer than any of her contemporaries, she is also the senior member of the council. Recently, I got the chance to ask Madelyn a few questions about the upcoming election and get her responses. PULSE: Are you comfortable with

the position of vice-mayor? SCALES HARRIS: Certainly I am up to the challenge of taking on the duties of vice-mayor. I take a lot of pride in being the first female vice-mayor of Murfreesboro. I grew up in politics and have no reservations regarding my ability to do the job well. Our late vice-mayor Doug Young did such a great job, and I’m working hard to build off of his work. 38 * JULY 2018 * BOROPULSE.COM

A lot of the Murfreesboro Pulse readers are recent college graduates and younger families. For that demographic, what do you feel are the attractions to this area? Murfreesboro is a great place for dreamers, retirees, seasonal weather lovers; our diverse religious community and other things are all attractions to our great city. We have been recognized nationally as a fast-growing and

constantly changing city. With Murfreesboro being in the center of the state, we are accessible to other cities around. We have over 128,000 people here right now and our number is increasing. We have great amenities which make the quality of life better, where people can relax and enjoy life and family. With MTSU being the number-one university in the state, students are graduating and staying here to start their careers and family. Even with the exploding population, Murfreesboro still maintains a hometown image, which I feel is very important and I never want to see us get away from that. We should always maintain and support our small business owners who helped make our town what it is today. There’s been discussion lately about changing from a part-time mayor and full-time city manager to a fulltime mayor. Do you think the city is ready for a full-time mayor? Today the city manager-type of government seems to be working. I don’t think a decision with this type of magnitude should be determined by the City Council. I feel the citizens should make this decision. A fulltime-mayor-type of government can sometimes tend to become too political. In our present city-manager-type of government, the council makes the decisions and passes it along to the city manager for implementation. In this type of government, no one person controls everything. Why did the council choose Craig Tindell as the new city manager? The company we hired to help us find a city manager brought us approximately 25 people. The council narrowed the applicants down to approximately 11. Of those, no one person stood out with the attributes we were looking for in a city manager for a city the size we have. We then decided to look inward and Mr. Tindell expressed an interest. Upon the request of the council, Mr. Tindell submitted his vision and goals for our city. We felt Mr. Tindell was qualified with his experience, having served two fast growing cities in councilappointed positions for more than 15 years. Based on the information we received, we felt that Mr. Tindell would do a great job and would serve our city well as the city manager. Is it time to re-evaluate the retirement polices of the city as pertains to ﬁre and police? We should and will start looking at a possible

different retirement policy for fire and police allowing them to be able to retire at a younger age and with less years of service. I feel when it comes to looking at these two departments, we should no longer look at them the same way we do the other departments, simply based on the risk their job entails. Their job is different based on the stress and physical demands they deal with on a day-to-day basis. Some people feel the firefighters do nothing all day but sit around waiting on something to happen and the police officers ride around in cars all day, but this is certainly far from the truth. The reality is when something happens, something really happens. They encounter more life-threatening situations on a day-to-day basis than are imaginable. Just by the nature of their job, people’s lives and lifethreatening situations are put in their hands daily and it definitely takes a toll on them both mentally and physically. There is just so much stress the body can take day after day and year after year. What about pay raises for city employees? I’ve always been passionate about and sensitive to the needs of city employees. I go to the same grocery stores as every other city employee. If the cost of my bread goes up 10 cents, the price of your bread goes up 10 cents; if my gas goes up, yours goes up. Some employees must work two jobs to make ends meet and that impacts the quality of life, how much time they get to spend with their family. You must keep in mind, the city has a budget and must be financially responsible, but the retirement age, raises for our retired employees and wages for all city employees are being considered and what the council does will be done fairly and equitably. What else do you want to say to the readers of the Pulse? For the past eight years I have served the citizens of Murfreesboro to the best of my ability. I do it by listening to their concerns, speaking up for them and following through. I love the citizens of Murfreesboro and I am a councilperson for all citizens. I have passion for the citizens and have always been careful not to make promises I could not keep. When I go to bed at night I know I have done the best I can do and when a person has done their best, that is all they can do. I would love to continue serving the citizens of Murfreesboro. I sincerely and humbly ask the citizens to allow me to continue to support them to the best of my ability.

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SPIRITUAL

MATTERS BY RICK MALONE

The True Temple JOHN 2:13 – The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the moneychangers sitting there. 15 And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. 16 And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade . . .” 18 So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” 19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20 The Jews then said, “It has taken 46 years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” I enjoy taking a walk in my garden. It gives me a chance to slow down and witness the wonders of life. My blackberries are currently in full bloom and bees are quickly darting from blossom to blossom performing their magic of pollinating while gathering their nectar. A symbiotic balance and harmony is working itself out in nature. Soon there will be berries where those blossoms lose their petals. I also notice new briars shooting from the crown of the plant toward the sky preparing a framework for next year’s crop. As I meander between the rows I am amazed how the cycle of garden life continually repeats itself. Scripture tells us when God created Adam and Eve, He planted a garden as a home for them: “And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed” (Genesis 2:8). God provided for Adam and Eve in this new home. He placed every green plant in the garden to bear fruit for food, and at the center of 40 * JULY 2018 * BOROPULSE.COM

the garden, God placed the tree of life, which stood as a sacrament [a token of promise] to Adam and Eve of communion and life with God. God’s presence was with them as He walked in the garden (Genesis 3:8). There was a beautiful, unbroken relationship between God and mankind that fostered a sweet harmony of existence. There was no sin in this garden, so there was no disunity or strife or contention. There was no human hand raised in anger nor any threat of savage beast. Tending the garden in the presence of God was the heavenly experience of earthly life. This garden was Adam and Eve’s temple of a blissful communion with their Creator, for the temple, according to scripture, is the place where God dwells. And God dwelt with Adam and Eve in this paradise. But sin did enter the garden of paradise, and this temple home God had prepared for Adam and Eve was desecrated. They disobeyed God. And because of their sin, the harmony of Eden that once sang a perfect hymn in the ears of God was now beset with chaos. The sweet garden communion was silenced, only to be replaced with discord and friction at every turn. The garden ceased to be paradise at the hands of its caretakers; for their disobedience, the caretakers were banished. The doors of that garden temple were shut, and Adam and Eve were exiled, not only from the garden, but from the tree of life and, most importantly, from communion with their Creator. The human race now lives in that exile. Our relationship with God is broken. And, as a result our relationship with each other reflects that brokenness. We are alienated from each other: among the symptoms are marital strife, racial tension, family dysfunction,

political disharmony . . . and the list goes on. All these are now a natural part of our lives since we entered into such an unnatural existence. When we lost communion with God, we lost communion with each other. Ever since the fall from grace, God set out to restore that lost communion. We see this early on in the Old Testament, especially in the tabernacle that traveled with Moses and the children of Israel in the wilderness. The tabernacle was a tent structure in which God traveled (or tabernacled) with His people. This tabernacle was referred to as the “place of meeting” where God’s presence descended upon the portable structure in the form of a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. There, God once again communed with man, but only in the most restricted sense. His presence dwelt only within the special chamber of the tabernacle called the holiest place, where the Ark of the Covenant resided. Unlike Adam and Eve’s original paradise, coming into the presence of God was now a fearful experience. Communion was being re-established, but with sinful people instead of the first holy couple, and the intricacies of the tabernacle worship clarified and accommodated for this sinfulness. It was only at the mercy seat which rested above the Ark of the covenant that God would meet with His people (Exodus 25:22). A sacrifice for sin was now required and intercession had to be secured. Once a year a “day of atonement” was made for the people, in which the forgiveness of sin was given through the work of the high priest. This meeting place, although majestic at its time, was not the permanent means of God’s presence with His people. Its need for perpetual repetition foreshadowed something greater that was yet to come. Later, the temple was built in Jerusalem to replace the portable tabernacle. It was a magnificent structure reflecting the grandeur of God. As with the tabernacle, God blessed the temple and filled it with His presence, so the people could have a taste of that blessed relationship lost in the garden. They could, to a minute degree, meet with their Creator. But also, like the tabernacle, this temple was not that perfect communion our first parents enjoyed. It fell short, offering only a taste of what our souls truly long for. When Jesus speaks to the Samaritan woman at the well in John chapter four, He tells her, “the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father . . . the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth” (John 4:21 and 23). Regard-

less of the beauty and magnificence of the temple, it was found wanting. Jesus tells the woman that something greater than the old way of sacrifices was about to bring temple worship to a close. The book of Hebrews tells us that the tabernacle and the temple, although sufficient for their time, are inferior shadows of a greater meeting place, a true temple which makes the old meeting places of God obsolete (Hebrews 8:13). As Jesus speaks to the woman at the well, He tells her that this true temple has now come, and it is where all true worshipers commune with God. Where do we find this true temple? When Jesus says to the Jewish leaders, “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it,” He is not talking about the stones and mortar of a building. He is talking about his own life. He is the true temple. On the third day, after His body was laid in the ground, He raised that temple, and by that resurrection the problem of sin which commenced in the garden is finally overcome. Everything that was lost is regained, and the temple doors of paradise are reopened. In spite of our sin, God has restored perfect communion in Jesus, for He is the fulfillment of all the intricacies of the temple worship in Jerusalem. He is the true sacrifice which ended the perpetual sacrifices by making perfect atonement for our sins. He is the true High Priest who makes intercession for us and ends our exile. He is the true mercy seat above the Ark of the Covenant where we may now boldly approach our merciful God. Jesus restores the lost communion of the Garden of Eden, not only between us and God, but between each other as well. Our broken lives and broken relationships find their healing in Him. Our broken world finds its healing in Him. This world will once again be a beautiful garden displaying the glory of God. Let us be a light of that restoration even now, for Jesus has already brought new life into the dying garden of this world. Let us be seed sowers of His love and gospel. Let us be fence menders of our broken society. Let us be caretakers who nurture the growth of His kingdom. If you long for the sweet communion of God’s garden life, if you long for heaven and nature to once again sing the praises of God in your ears, look no further than Jesus. In Him, God once again walks and talks with His people, never leaves them, never forsakes them, is always in loving communion with them. Come to the Temple. Find the peace of a life no longer lived in exile from God. Reach Rick Malone at myspiritualmatters@gmail.com

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ECCE DEUS

Essays on the Life and Doctrine of Jesus Christ BY JOSEPH PARKER (1867)

Ch. VI: The Mighty Works The baptized and tempted Son was now prepared for his mission. There is a very striking and suggestive consistency between the preparation and the work. So much power had been held in restraint for so long a time that it was not to be wondered at that, on its liberation, “mighty deeds should show forth themselves in him.” One of his biographers, as if overpowered by the number and splendor of his miracles, instead of introducing detailed statements of supernatural cures, groups into one impressive mass the beneficent works of many days; and the grouping is the more remarkable as coming at the very beginning rather than at the end of the narrative. If the miraculous mission had been opened leisurely with a cure here, and a storm quieted there, the narrator would probably have given detailed accounts on his first pages, and as the miracles increased he would have summarized towards conclusion. Instead of this leisurely introduction of the miraculous element, we are startled very early with this announcement: “They brought unto him all sick people that were taken with diverse diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.” All was as easy as bringing ice into the presence of the summer sun, that it might be melted. The unity of the mystery is again evident. Even in this marvelous statement there is nothing out of harmony with what has preceded. Is there anything to be wondered at, with skeptical wonder, that the Man who conquered the devil in the wilderness should conquer the devil’s works in human nature? To the man who has conquered himself, all other conquests must be easy. Miracles can be difficult to accept only according to the low spiritual altitude from which they are viewed. As wonder is a sign of ignorance, so unbelief is a sign of incompleteness. The unlettered man is amazed at language which to the learned man is perfectly simple, just because the learned man has conquered himself by bringing his powers under adequate discipline, whereas

the untaught man is ruled by his own ignorance. The novice, in anything, is necessarily impressed with the difficulty of a great work, whereas the adept has overcome all the disturbing sensations which inevitably accompany inexperience. The novice invariably first sees the difficulty; he is conscious of a disparity between the forces at his command and the result to be attained, and soon augments difficulty into impossibility. The man of diminutive faith, a man in whom the self-element is uppermost, is astounded at the miracles of Jesus Christ; while the man of large faith, in whom the self-element is subordinated, attempts them with composure. Christ himself taught the doctrine both negatively and positively, and with incessant urgency, that faith was the nexus binding the natural to the supernatural. In proportion as any man has faith, he is led away from himself; and this brings us to the point just stated, that self-conquest makes all other conquests easy. Christ said that faith even so small as a grain of mustard-seed was more than a match for mountains. Why not? Power is mental rather than physical. It would be a poor thing to be a man if he could not make himself master of the diet on which he lives. But the highest mastery is moral. Wickedness is weakness. There is nothing in the nature of things to prevent miracles being wrought today as well as they were ever wrought. The Yogis among the Hindus believed that they could acquire perfect mastery over elementary matter. They sought to effect a vital union between the spirit that was in the body, and the spirit that was in nature; and having effected that mystic union, the Yogi was master of the situation, traversing space, raising the dead, rendering himself invisible, and going up to Siva, the spirit and essence of all creation. It was not the mere power of hand which the Yogi sought, but the wider and grander empire of the spirit. What the Yogi sought to effect was a union between spirit and spirit; and this was precisely what Christ sought to effect when he demanded faith as the condition of miraculous healing. Where this union was complete, the working of miracles was as natural and easy as breathing. They were miracles only to the observers, not to the workers; for the workers stood on a moral elevation high above them, and saw their exact relation to God and man. It is not extraordinary that faith which is not strong enough to work miracles should be strong enough to believe that miracles can be wrought. Man cannot advance to the miracle except through the faith. There can be no doubt that the faith of the world has gone down, and in

part this may be accounted for by the intellectual transition through which we are being driven by revived and ambitious science. We have come upon an era which has hardly time to pause and add results; information is arriving so quickly, the messengers throng upon each other so tumultuously, that most of men have taken upon themselves the duties of recorders; and if sometimes they are a little heedless of the punctuation, and by mistaking a comma for a full stop they do now and again speak too soon. In fact, it is a hint that men are longing for the end. The great suffering human world feels that its day must be approaching sunset. It has been a long, troubled, uncertain day, and men are now sighing for release and rest. The shaking and damaging of faith is a hint of a crisis, and the old words, sad and sigh from the heart, come up with great force— “when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on earth?” There is a touching plaintiveness in the inquiry; he seems to have anticipated but a poor reception for himself; perhaps however, as in the days of his flesh, the faithlessness of those who ought to have been nearest will be counterbalanced by the trust of men now supposed to be afar off. It is a mistake to imagine that faith has anything to fear from science. Wherever science stops, faith must begin. Science has in many things altered the standpoint or extended the domain of faith, but has never rendered faith unnecessary. It has enlarged the faith of childhood into the faith of manhood, but every hint of light which it has discovered has pointed out a great gloom beyond. It was intended that Credo (doctrine) should be succeeded by Scio (knowledge); yet knowledge is valuable, not only for what is in itself, but as showing how much there yet remains to be known, and by so much as it does this it actually increases the sphere of faith. One of the most persuasive features of the Christian miracles is that they were associated with a true human compassion on the part of Jesus Christ. They were not displays of mere power. They made a heavy drain upon his sympathy and love. When he saw blind, deaf, insane, tormented men, he had compassion on them. His emotional nature was profoundly stirred. Christ’s was not dry power—huge, unsympathetic strength. As in all great characters, there was much womanliness in Christ. Having one human parent only, it seems as if the full force of his mother’s tender nature was reproduced in him. It has been pointed out that the Olympian gods contrived to keep themselves free from the pains and cares of the mortals whom they ruled. For them it was enough to govern—it was too much to suffer. But Christ’s life was not without grief; his word of power was spoken with a tenderness which the world will remember forever. It is not difficult to see the consonance of the mystery here. The man who came to be a Savior, and to found a monarchy upon himself, should be possessed of the finest and most accessible sensibilities; for monarchs can be monarchs only so long

as they hold the hearts of men. Monarchy, in its last analysis and highest application, is really a double-sided term, meaning not only rulership, but rulership by consent. Men cannot be permanently held by mere power; they will fear it, admire it, and then throw it off. Everything tires but love. Prophecies fail, tongues cease, love alone is immortal. The monarchy of Christ was founded upon the heart, upon love; and therefore, with a consistency which is too profound to be accidental, he had compassion upon all who trustfully invoked his power. On this deep base the worldwide kingdom was to be established. Another feature of the mighty works, coincident with the compassion which they expressed, is their unselfishness. The worker is everywhere not powerful only, but good. Once indeed he gave an intimation, incidentally, of what would happen if he were to let loose his power in all its terribleness; the damning word fell upon a fruitless tree, and to the very roots it withered away. What if the same annihilating word had fallen upon useless men? It was well, no doubt, to leave one such memorial of mere power, that society might see how short a distance lay between life and death. It has been pointed out by a recent writer as a curious circumstance, that men should hazard so much open, contemptuous, and even violent opposition to a man who carried such resources of power. They did not stand in awe of him, but contradicted him to his face, and took up stones to stone him. Looked at from this distance of time, and under the conditions of our ordinary life, it is impossible to believe that men should be so insane as to take up stones against a man who had just shown that he could open the eyes of the blind, cleanse the virus from the blood of the leper and reanimate the dead. They had not heard of his doing so, but had actually seen him. The explanation of this circumstance lies deeper probably than has been recently suggested. In one view of the case, the action of taking up stones to stone such a man was, on the part of the Jews, not only natural, but, considering their traditions and circumstances, rather admirable. They were Old Testament men, and all Old Testament men believed in stones. They would in a moment answer an idea with a stone; cleave down erratic thinkers with the edge of the sword. But the action of the Jews was admirable rather than otherwise, on the ground they showed how religious conviction lay deeper than all fear of mere power. Their action was really a grand tribute to the force of religion in the heart of men. Their theism was arrayed against this Christism, and with little of physical power they opposed a man whom they believed to be a blasphemous and mendacious talker. It is quite true that Christ had always used his power beneficently: “not to destroy men’s lives, but to save them,” was written on all he did; the fear which his works were calculated to excite was not alarm, but religious awe; his power was constructive, not destructive. This view was strengthened by Christ’s own method

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STOCKARD REPORT BY SAM STOCKARD THE COFFEE SHOP AT THE BACK OF THIS SUNSET Boulevard book store had the cheapest locally-brewed beer in Los Angeles (short of happy-hour prices). The sign on the wall at Stories said something like, “In case you haven’t noticed, a corporate-owned coffee shop recently opened two doors down. SUCKS. Support locally-owned, small businesses.” So, while still getting over the sting of a Dodgers beating at the hands of the Cubs just minutes earlier at one of the coolest Major League ballparks in the country, I bought a beer and a book before going across Sunset with the family to Señor Fish, which—to our good fortune—was in the midst of happy hour and had Señor Fishbrewed beer at even lower prices. (LA is a lot better looking after a couple of brews. You don’t notice the trash.) It was another locally-owned business just down from Vin Scully Avenue, full of character, where we met people from Chicago, Arizona and, of course, LA, and talked about everything from the difference between humid heat and dry heat and even the murder of Steve McNair with some guys who’d been to Nashville, one of whom pulled for the Titans before they were Titans. In case you’re wondering about the offbeat introduction in a column usually dedicated to news, it’s a tip of the hat to all of those small, locally-owned businesses all across the country—from the West Coast to Murfreesboro—where people put their own style into the product, spending every day of their lives crafting unique tastes, foregoing company benefits and insurance and battling like hell to survive, flourish and finally turn a profit, sort of like the Pulse. If there’s one thing I’ve learned since leaving one of those massive corporations five years ago, it’s that they really do kind of suck, just like the sign says at the back of 42 * JULY 2018 * BOROPULSE.COM

Stories. Why such a large piece of our nation depends on the corporate world and 401(k)s for retirement packages is beyond me, when time after time it cuts costs by cutting people. But we do, and it’s probably going to come back to haunt us sometime.

SOMEONE’S WATCHING

Most Murfreesboroans don’t give a whit whether the police put up cameras along University Street and Reid Avenue to keep an eye on people who might be selling crack. That bit of information came to light in a recent court hearing involving a May 3 shooting on University Street near Reid Avenue, a place where the faint of heart probably shouldn’t go late at night. If that’s what it takes to identify the shooter accused of gunning down someone in the middle of the night, so be it. Right? The question is this: Are we going too far? Are we spying on people? Or do people give up their rights to any semblance of freedom from having a camera on them 24 hours a day when they start dealing dope and shooting people? And taking this matter a couple of steps further: Have we already given up privacy for safety? No matter where we go in Murfreesboro we are on camera almost all the time. In stores, restaurants and banks, going into government buildings, driving on streets, crossing red-light monitors, etc. we’ve got Big Brother—or somebody’s little brother—watching us. If you get into big trouble, one of the first things the police will do is check your cellphone, too. They want to know who you’ve called, what your text messages say, whether you have any videos. Oddly enough, people

NOTHING NEW AT CITY HALL

The appointment of former City Attorney Craig Tindall as city manager is business as usual for the Murfreesboro City Council, and that’s not a knock on Tindall. This is one of the few positions the council fills, and what it really comes down to is a popularity contest.

TINDALL

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Small Business; Surveillance State; and How Long Will the New City Manager Last?

shoot incriminating video, too, not thinking investigators will dig into their phones to find out where they’ve been and what images they’ve been recording. Of course, if they were really smart, they wouldn’t be killing people in the first place. But getting back to the first question: If police can get by with using surveillance cameras to catch people charged in shootings, what’s to stop them from putting up cameras to find out who’s letting their dogs poop in your neighbor’s flower beds every night? And, make no mistake, we have a big problem in Murfreesboro with dog walkers allowing their pooches to stop and leave a pile on your pansies. This is serious. People spend countless hours preparing the soil and putting in flowers, not to mention going to Martin’s to shop, and then someone has the gall to let Marmaduke stop to poop. Good Lord, is nothing sacred? Of course, we could go back to the days when dogs ran loose, constantly threatening kids when they walked down the streets. A dog bit me one day when I was about 10 years old, and the man who owned it just happened to be driving down the street and saw what happened. He took the dog out back and shot it, then drove me home. These days, police could probably find some surveillance video to catch that type of incident, and the guy likely would be charged with animal cruelty. I could have been an accessory to the crime, too, since my dog bite instigated the shooting, which is all the more reason to worry about being watched from cradle to grave.

In the late 1980s, the council hired Roger Haley when Clyde Fite retired. Councilman Richard Reeves was in charge of the search and put together a short list of candidates, including Haley, whose equipment rental business, Mr. Tool, was flagging at the time. The council wound up hiring Haley, who held a firm rein on city business for nearly 20 years. The only requirement, requested by the late council member Mary Huhta, was that he immediately divest himself of his business. It must be noted this was in the midst of an economic downturn, and a lot of business people were struggling. Anyway, council members were comfortable with Haley when they gave him the job, and he stuck for a long time, though—I must admit—there were a couple of times when I thought he should have been fired. Then came Rob Lyons, who worked as assistant city manager for several years before getting the big job. Council members were comfortable with him. They liked the way he handled the city’s response during the Good Friday tornado, and he hung tight for about a decade until he started wearing on council members’ nerves and decided to step down or be forced out. The same is true with Tindall. Council members are comfortable with him. He’s not nearly as temperamental as Haley, and as an attorney by trade he might keep them out of lawsuits. Compared to the list of inexperienced candidates put together by a consultant in a supposed national search, Tindall looked like Superman. You have to wonder, though, how long he will last before he starts getting on their bad side. Once a council member gets pissed off about a bad city manager decision, it’s only a matter of time. Sam Stockard can be reached at sstockard44@gmail.com.

Higher Thoughts for Everyday Living Vol. VII MIDDLE TENNESSEE HYPNOTIST, PHILOSOPHER AND MOTIVATOR M.C. Radford encourages everyone to think positively and live life with a healthy, optimistic attitude. Here, he shares more points from his book Higher Thoughts for Everyday Living, suggesting that readers meditate on one each day—and be amazed at the positive changes that transpire in their lives.

1 If you can build a strong desire in a patient

to be healed, he will be healed. When you have a strong desire and persist in that desire, you are automatically connecting to the universal power which is in you.

q Thoughts of good, love and kindness are food for good health, happiness and success.

w All discoveries are the results of desire plus

2 Seeing precedes being. Thought and ideas are always predecessors of physical fact. How can we see when we rejoice in our blindness?

concentration. Desire plus concentration will bring you the secrets of the universe. All accomplishments come from desire and concentration. The stronger the desire and concentration, the faster you will arrive at your goal.

3 How can you ever become enlightened when

e You are a dynamo which, in itself, is nothing.

your senses have erected such a prison around you? By a prison I mean the limitations you have imposed upon yourself. The people who say, “I can’t do this,” “I don’t deserve that,” “it just won’t work,” “I am too old now,” and “I fail every time,” etc., will definitely fail every time!

Your mind must work and power the dynamo.

r As food is absorbed, it becomes your muscles, tissues and bones. In the same way, as your mind absorbs the object of your attention, it becomes a part of your life.

4 You are the creation of the mental images,

t By keeping any thought continually in your

5 The fact that you can think, imagine, conceive

y If you wish to eliminate fear, then keep your

ideas and thoughts that have found a home in your mind. and visualize is the miracle of the invisible world (the real world). Your imagination is linked to God. Your imagination can go anywhere in the universe. You must understand that whatever image you hold in your mind will make its way into your world and become a physical fact. Imagination can condition your future any way you choose. It can make you the master of your life, or it can make you a servant.

7 You must recognize intuition as a direct line to

God. Intuition, or sixth sense, is God-sense. It will solve problems you never dreamed could possibly be solved. When intuition comes, make it welcome and it will come more often. Intuition can be cultivated and developed. Some will say the answer came to me from out of the blue. It was the answer from the Creator.

8 Intuition usually comes in silence. That is

why great minds seek solitude; it is here that your large problems are solved. But always remember, your success is determined by the intensity of your desire.

9 Wealth means good health, happiness and all the money you can spend.

0 Tomorrow will be your thoughts of today. To

really and truly know your future, you must understand your thoughts.

mind, it will become a reality in your life. Your strength will be determined by your mental attitude.

attention on your goal. If you wish to eliminate poverty, then keep your attention on wealth. If you wish to eliminate disease, then keep your attention on good health.

u From the time we were born, the majority of us

have been given many negative suggestions. Not knowing how to block them, we have unconsciously accepted them. Pick up a paper any day, and you can read dozens of items that sow the seeds of fear, anxiety, worry and doom. If you accept them, they can cause you to lose the will for life. You can learn to reject all these negative suggestions and replace them with positive ideas in your mind, brain, body and circumstances in your everyday life.

i Check the negative suggestions that people

made to you. If you look back, you can easily recall how parents, friends, relatives, teachers and associates used these negative suggestions on you. Study the things said to you and you will see that much of it was in the form of propaganda. The purpose of a lot of it was to control you or to instill fear in you.

o The suggestion process goes on each and every day and everywhere. The majority of these suggestions were for the purpose of controlling you—to get you to think and act to the benefit or the welfare of someone else.

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Opinion Trying to Sneak Children Across the Border Is Uncompassionate

hat is the true meaning of compassion? The leftwing media and their willing sycophants try to tell us it means not breaking up families yearning to come to America. That notion deserves exploring.

First of all, let’s understand the three reasons, by law, children are being taken from adults as they try to enter this country illegally. Reason One: when authorities believe the child is in danger. Reason Two: when they can’t determine that the child actually belongs to the adult. Reason Three: when the adults are being criminally prosecuted. Please tell me in which of those three instances you would like to see a child stay with an adult. One of the many lies being told is that asylumseeker families are being busted up. Take this first line from a vox.com article claiming to explain the situation at the border. “As a matter of policy, the US government is separating families who seek asylum in the US by crossing the border illegally.” See anything wrong with that statement? Asylumseekers don’t cross the border illegally. They present themselves at a border crossing. Those who do are not being broken up. Saying that you’re seeking asylum after breaking into the country is like saying you’re applying for a loan after you get caught in the bank vault. It’s ridiculous. I just returned from London. What if I decided to run past the customs agent at the airport instead of presenting my passport? You think I might be arrested? And if I were, would I get to take my children to jail with me? I think you know the answer to that. Let’s make this simple. If you cross the border into the United States you are a criminal. It’s a misdemeanor for the first offense and a felony for second and subsequent offenses. Many of these people are processed and thrown out of the country in the same day. With their children. Those who choose to claim asylum after they’re caught breaking in understand

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that they will be separated from their children for weeks, if not longer. They make that choice. What kind of parent chooses asylum over their own kids? Hundreds of people die every year attempting to cross the United States border. Crossing is extremely dangerous because of the heat and the criminal element that preys on the illegals. If parents inside the US were to subject their children to something like this, Children’s Services would take the kids away from them. Remember that Clinton invaded the Waco compound ostensibly for the children. Where’s the outrage at these illegal parents? The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has roundly criticized President Trump’s strong stand against the illegal invasion as “immoral.” What’s immoral is encouraging parents to bring their children across a brutal desert in order to break into another country. That’s the whole point, really. Trump is trying to discourage illegal immigration. And, by the way, twothirds of the people who come across the border from Mexico come legally. What’s up with that other third? Chances are, many of them can’t come legally because there’s something in their backgrounds that would prohibit that. Make no mistake, illegal immigration is the biggest problem we face in the United States. It is a component of nearly every other problem we have. Getting this right is crucial. As the president said, we don’t want to turn America into a migrant camp. There’s a right way and a wrong way to come to America. Encouraging people to come the right way is compassionate. Encouraging anything else is just plain cruel.

“Asylum-seekers don’t cross the border illegally. They present themselves at a border crossing. Those who do not are being broken up.”

Phil Valentine is an author and nationally syndicated radio talk show host with Westwood One. For more of his commentary and articles, visit philvalentine.com.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 41 of meeting those who took up stones to stone him; for in his turn he showed the power of deep religious conviction on human life. He did not lay them at his feet as dead men, nor did he even send upon them temporary blindness or any kind of physical distress. What he could have done! When they stooped to take up stones, he might have fastened them in their stooping attitude, and left them as warnings to the whole progeny of scoffers. Instead of this he reasons with them, cites the good works as he has done and asks them to point out the particular one for which they stone him. He calls them to calm consideration. He shows no fear of the stoning, does not even care to condemn it—probably he was touched by their zeal for God; that was something to begin with and to work upon. They believed in one side of his own nature, had they but known it! “Ye believe in God, believe also in me,”—only an “also” between God and Christ! The boldness of his scheme, too, considered in a purely human view, is the more apparent by his first appearing among a people who knew and revered the true God. He did not try to impose upon an idolatrous or ignorant people, but among the people whose prophets had heard the voice of the Eternal. His operated upon the oldest and ripest theism of the world. This was dangerous work for a fanatic. He must be not an impostor, but a madman, who challenges heaven and earth in the interest of a lie. Having to encounter a theism so advanced, because so true and simple, Christ could well understand how the Jews would be indignant at any dishonor put on God; and this indignation, which at first sight was a great hindrance, was the natural expression of a fact which would one day be turned to the best account. They seemed to feel themselves safe from his power while they rested upon God of their fathers, and so made a claim upon the practical resources of the pre-Christian theology which would not shrink from comparisons with the boldest confidence which men can repose in Christ’s own promises. Fearing God, they were lifted above all other fear. The ancient songs of trust were repeating themselves in their souls— “God is our refuge and our strength,” “The Lord is my light and my salvation: whom shall I fear?” On the other hand, Christ also showed the power of the divine element in man. He was alone, or if not literally alone, his companionships were such as to constitute a bitter satire upon his claims to be considered Messiah, Redeemer, King. His companions made him look ridiculous in the eyes of the ruling classes. yet with so little visible background, he talked and worked with the consciousness of a man who could not be put down and could not even be stoned. The mighty works, bearing, as they did, a constructive aspect, were auxiliary to the main end. They certainly called attention to the worker, and as certainly they made a powerful appeal to the persons who were benefited by them. One of those persons, for example, made a trenchant and powerful defense of Christ before the

Pharisees. Like a common-sense man, he took his stand upon the simple facts of the case; he said “Whether he be a sinner or not, I know not; one thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I see.” Accordingly, the man afterwards “worshiped him.” The mighty Worker was admitted through the body to the soul. We have only to take this instance as a specimen, and to multiply it by the number of the mighty works, to obtain a comparative view of the value of constructive miracles in the propagation of Christian faith. Not only upon the clients themselves, but upon thoughtful observers. The miracles produced a confession of a ruler of the Jews, who candidly said, “Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.” This was a conclusion of a reasoner who did not examine effects in the light of religious prejudices, but who considered them in relation to adequate causes. These particular miracles of the despised Rabbi went far beyond all that he had seen, far beyond all he had imagined, and compelled the conclusion that this man was at least a co-worker with God, carrying keys of power such as he had never seen on the girdle of the strongest man. Then, too, as already hinted, the miracles bore a special relation to the devil himself. The miracles were polygonal; one side looked towards suffering men, another towards observers, a third toward doubters, a fourth towards the devil, and so on. Christ’s struggle with the tempter was only begun in the wilderness; it was continued to the very end of his earthly course. No devil would have meant no Christ. Peter put the case concisely and strikingly, when he talked to Cornelius: speaking of Jesus Christ, he said, “He went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil.” No doubt must be left on men’s minds as to the source of all evil and suffering. The two workers were thus brought, as it were, face to face before society, and each was openly identified with a particular course. On the one hand there was destruction, on the other restoration. Men thus had an opportunity of seeing that Christ’s opposition to the devil was the controversial aspect of his love for man; and opportunity which owed much to the miraculous works which immediately appealed to the physical senses and the common instinct of the observers. The opportunity would not have been marked by the same commanding breadth if Christ had confined himself entirely to teaching. Every miracle was a challenge to a comparison of powers. Every healed man was Christ’s living protest against death. The mere fact of the miracle was but a syllable in Christ’s magnificent doctrine of life. Christ’s mission may be summed up in the word Life; the devil’s mission in the word Death. The limitation of miraculous peer was twofold. There was, first, the limitation which came from the unreceptive condition of the people; and there was the limitation necessitated by the difference between the outward and the inward, the material and the moral. At one place Christ could not do

many mighty works, because of the unbelief of the people, the utmost he could do was to lay his hands upon a few sick folks and heal them. The electric current was incomplete, the inhabitants were self-involved. He must have faith as a starting-point, otherwise no miracles in harmony with his moral purpose could be wrought. Miracles of mere power he could have performed anywhere, but such miracles were not included in his plan of life. His omnipotence was the agent of his mercy, and consequently it was the province of mercy to determine where the services of omnipotence should be offered; and where mercy was rejected, omnipotence was held in abeyance. On one occasion, indeed, Christ’s power operated in a direction that was merely destructive. A legion of devils implored him to let them enter into a herd of swine, and on obtaining permission the whole herd, to the number of 2,000, ran into the sea, and was destroyed. Much has been said against the people who urged Christ to leave their coasts on finding their swine destroyed; they have been charged with sordidness, selfishness, and low ideas of the value of human amelioration. Men cannot be benefited by mere power, but they are necessarily reduced to a meaner manhood by the presence of a power that is destructive. The history of despotism proves this. To have in the city or nation a power that is uncontrollably destructive is to live in perpetual fear, and fear can never train a noble and generous manhood. People never beg thunder and lightning to continue amongst them, but they often wish that summer would never go away. The Jews, therefore, who lost their swine, showed what would have been the result if Christ had given full scope to his power and destruction; men would have been overshadowed by a great apprehension, and in the darkness of such a horror would have dwindled into a pitiable dwarfishness. Besides, as said before, there is nothing so common and so vulgar as destructive power. The meanest insect can destroy the loveliest flower: the coarsest lips can utter defamatory and injurious words. All destructiveness—individual, social, national—lies in the same direction, and the beginning and end of that direction is the devil. The constructiveness of the Christian miracles is a most emphatic confirmation of Christ’s claim to be the Savior of the world. They are consonant with the natal song—“good-will to men;” they are opposed to the unchanging diabolic policy under which the world has endured so much, and they prepare men to accept the promise of a higher salvation than that of the body. We have said that there is nothing in the nature of things to prevent miracles being wrought today. This is true abstractly, yet miracles are practically superseded by the dominion of the Spirit. The working of miracles in a purely spiritual dispensation would be an anachronism. Miracles were quite in accordance with the personal superintendence of the visible Christ, but now that Christ is no more known after the flesh the system of objective demonstration has gone

up with him. Intellect is now summoned to a new and critical position. Creation has apparently exhausted its period of reticence and now seems, using figurative language, to be prepared for a frank communication of its secrets; or better, man has been educated. Humanity has been carried forward by the mystery which began in Christ— forward from the material to the spiritual, from the miraculous to the moral. Thus reason, which has been so long reviled, is no longer necessarily the corrupt and misleading agent that it as, but an honorable, because divinely appointed, guide. This is the inevitable result of a spiritual dispensation. The visible Christ made appeals to the natural senses; the Spirit does the inward and vital work of conviction. The Holy Spirit, as becomes his nature, stands in the line of the intellectual faculties, elevating them, purifying and strengthening them, and giving them new power of investigation and appliance. Distinctively, then, this is the dispensation of the Spirit, the age of mind, the era of reason. It does not follow, however, that Reason has completed her education; and by so much as Reason is incomplete it must be carefully distinguished from Understanding. The danger which some persons apprehend from what is termed rationalism arises from a confusion of terms. Reason is an instrument, Understanding is a result. Philosophy is more tolerant than ignorance. He who knows most of the strength of the human mind knows most of its weakness. Truth has nothing to fear from rationalism, but from irrationalism. The era of reason is preliminary to the age of understanding. The greatest reasoner in the apostolic church always kept this in view: he said, “I know in part;” “I see through a glass darkly;” afterwards, under the inspiration of a splendid hope, he added, “but then shall I know.” The world never could have been reared by understanding, only by promise. The child of the philosopher is not permitted to begin where his father ended, but is driven back to start with the child of the unlettered peasant, as if his father had not made one attainment in learning. In this way society in all its breadth is carried through the same experiences, and educated to a common sympathy. Promise, then, not knowledge, has been the great stimulant of human education; and as for understanding, that lies far beyond this initial sphere. Early in the world’s history it was shown that knowledge was out of place, except under such conditions as required the presence of hope to inspire and impel mankind. The knowing man, consequently, was sent out of the sphere which he had desecrated, and a flaming sword was made to show that knowledge might be bought too dearly. The Holy Spirit presides over the intellectual development of man, leading him, as Christ promised, into all truth—the truth of the body, the truth of nature, as well as the truth of religion. What function Christ assigned to the Holy Spirit will, however, be considered more in detail in another chapter. ••• BOROPULSE.COM

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Jesse Owens, Joey Chestnut, the Dream Team and Other Athletes Bring Pride to the Great USA THE TRAIN DADDY IS BACK, bringing sports news, life lessons and politically incorrect talk. All aboard! It’s July, Middle Tennessee, and that means it’s time for my over-thetop American pride article. It’s tradition. I love this country and I love sports, and I love entwining the two while giving my opinions. Every July 4 there are two guarantees for me. I watch Independence Day and pretend to be Will Smith, my hero! I am a man who gets jiggy with it, blows up aliens, saves the president, marries a stripper and shows the world how badass America is. The other guarantee is watching the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on ESPN. In this case I pretend to be a man named Joey Chestnut. Joey doesn’t know how to get jiggy with it, but he does know how to stuff an insane amount of wieners down his throat in 10 minutes. He is a superhero who is set to eat more than 70 dogs and buns this year. Some say hot dog eating is no sport; I say smack the naysayers with a wiener! Competitive eating is a very physically demanding activity. They call the new LA Laker King James of LA. Please? Joey is a man who has eaten 15 pounds of shrimp, 13 pounds of fried asparagus and 141 boiled eggs (each individually, each each done in less than 10 minutes). So raise a wiener and let’s say a toast to the greatest American athlete ever, Joey Chestnut!

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July is a month to celebrate freedom and The United States of America’s birthday. Independence Day is America’s top beerdrinking holiday, with over $1 billion spent on beer. Let me be serious now! Don’t drink and drive or you’re dumb. Let me remind you: the average DUI will cost you $10,000. Now, back to not being serious. Delaware and Massachusetts suck—they ban all consumer fireworks. Did you know we have a 41 percent decrease in air quality due to fireworks, and it’s estimated that Americans spend close to $900 million on fireworks? Who needs air when we can have fireworks? Now, some examples of America’s greatest patriotic moments throughout sports history. I have given love to Pat Tillman in every patriotic article for the past decade. Why? He made the ultimate sacrifice for us. Pat was an Arizona Cardinal who turned down $4 million 46 * JULY 2018 * BOROPULSE.COM

to join the Army after 9/11. Pat was killed in Afghanistan in 2004 and became the face of heroism for so many. God bless you, Pat. Do you believe in miracles? I wish I could have celebrated with America in 1980 but I wasn’t conceived until 1984, so all I have are numerous movies, stories and documentaries about this event. Few believed a group of goofy college players from America had a chance against the beast that was Soviet hockey, comprised of men who were professionals and had played together for years. This game was played in the height of the Cold War and there were rumors that the US would boycott the Moscow Olympics. Yet somehow they did it, and maybe the most iconic call of all time was when Al Michaels shouted, “Do you believe in miracles? Yes! Many give President Reagan credit for ending the Cold War, but it was really the 1980 USA hockey team that took down the USSR. Remember the 1992 Dream Team? A complete domination machine, they beat teams by an average of 44 points to win a gold medal for USA basketball. Names like Jordan, Bird, Magic, Barkley, Ewing, Malone—those guys could suit up in 2020 and probably win another gold. USA basketball lost some of its luster after that amazing team, yet Vince Carter reignited talk with one amazing teabag dunk in 2000. Carter, known for his dunking, dunked over a 7-foot-tall player for France and all the world gasped. His junk skimmed the top of the Frenchmen’s head as he flew like a bald eagle to score and help win gold for Team USA. Let’s also not forget the perfect pitch during game 3 of the 2001 World Series. Just 49 days after 9/11, George W. Bush wore a bulletproof vest and stood alone on the mound, head held high in Yankee Stadium. Many say he looked like an unbreakable statue that night. Bush threw a perfect pitch from the mound. I admit I can’t do that. You attempt throwing a ball 60 feet down the strike zone? The crowd went wild, and it was a feelgood moment for America when we needed it. Another one of my favorite patriotic moments in sports dates back to 1936. Jesse Owens, an African American, shamed Hitler in Berlin. Hitler had planned on showcasing the supremacy of the Aryan race in Berlin; Jesse had other ideas. Jesse, a sprinter, ran

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times so fast they would have medaled for the next 30 years. Jesse Owens won a record four track golds. Owens opened many people’s eyes and, although some still shunned him, his achievements signaled progress. This is my last patriotic moment; certain people should take a listen. It was 1976 and Rick Monday stopped two protesters from burning a flag on the field at Dodger Stadium. One unfurled the flag while the other took out a lighter, but Monday was faster and snatched the flag away before the act was accomplished. “What they were doing was wrong then, in 1976, and in my mind, it’s wrong now,” Monday said in 2006. “It was also reinforced by a lot of friends who lost their lives protecting the rights and freedoms that flag represented.” I try and understand why some groups feel the need to scream and show civil disobedience, but much of it flies over my head. When groups scream that America is racist, unfair and a place where minorities are treated as second-class citizens, that makes me sad. Send those people to any other country and most will quickly be begging to come back to America. Anyone, no matter what race or gender, can succeed, feed a family, make a living and live well in America given a little hard work. There will always be some hate and some racism, as some people will always fear what’s different, no matter where you live or who is elected President. But those people will be outnumbered by people willing to give a hand and help someone in need here in America. If you read my articles regularly then you know that I am passionate about the subject of transgender athletes in sport. I believe it is often unfair to natural-born females and I believe it may destroy the integrity of sports history and its record books.

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It’s happened again. Recently in Connecticut, at the State Championships for high school girls’ track and field, the other females were dominated by Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood, both born male but now identifying as female. Last year they competed with the boys’ track teams but this year they joined the girls. They dominated the 100- and the 200-meter dash, taking first and second. In accordance with state law, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference permits student athletes to compete with whatever sex they identify with that year. This is one of the most pro-transgender policies in the country and I fear a slippery slope for new policies around the country. Many parents who previously kept their mouths shut have started petitions to change the rules that allowed trans athletes to dominate their girls. Anyone with sense knows what happens when boys and girls mix in sports: it’s uneven. You can call yourself whatever you want, that’s fine, but I won’t stand quiet while this goes on in sports. This is still a young topic, yet we have numerous examples of biological men beating biological women in different sporting events. The thing that is sad is the IOC and the NCAA made this possible. We now have transgender mixed martial arts fighters beating women senseless, resulting in one instance in a broken orbital bone, concussion, bruised rib and staples in the head! We have a New Zealand weightlifter who once competed as a man named Gavin and recently became Laurel, and has set numerous national records in the female division. There is also a trans woman who plays volleyball for Brazil. Tiffany is one of the top-ranked players in Brazil, a domiCONTINUED ON PAGE 47

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What’s the Big Fuss About Gluten? Eating, Avoiding or Limiting Gluten in Our Diets

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 43 p An old Indian told his son that there are two wolves inside of you. One is mean and the other one is good, and they are always fighting. “Which one will win?” asked the son. “The one you feed,” replied the father.

a What if you have created all the conditions and circumstances in your life?

BY SEMAJ THOMAS WHAT’S THE BIG FUSS ABOUT GLUTEN, especially with all of these foods now being labeled as gluten-free? The study of gluten has gone on for a few decades now, but lately it seems like the gluten-free concept popped up suddenly and has taken over our health discussions and selection of foods. Firstly, gluten is a protein, found in the seed kernels of the wheat plant. Gluten acts as a glue in foods; it makes bread rise and be fluffy, and dough sticky. In the 1970s, a food shortage occurred, and it was even called a “world food crisis.” To help with hunger, companies started genetically modifying wheat, adding more gluten to wheat so it could weigh more. Now, on the flip side, society felt more full but many bodies over time experienced an adverse effect because of genetic modification. Gluten severely affects people who have celiac, an autoimmune disease. To those with celiac, gluten damages the lining of the small intestine, causing inflammation in the gut. Those people are generally born with the disease and should avoid gluten in any amount. Though medical statistics indicate that probably less than two percent of Americans have celiac disease. Others may experience irritating symptoms from over-consumption of gluten including diarrhea, stomach pain, tiredness, bloating and depression. So, if you have ever met anyone who said that they are gluten-sensitive or intolerant now but weren’t before, their bodies, over time, came to reject gluten and now can’t handle

breaking it down anymore. So, a battle started inside their body, causing some of the problems mentioned above. This gluten sensitivity is not same as celiac, however, according to the Center for Celiac Research and Treatment in Massachusetts; those with a gluten sensitivity can enjoy small amounts of food containing gluten, but those with celiac should avoid it entirely. Seeing a physician can help to diagnosis these issues, or you can simply limit your gluten intake to see if you feel better. You may be saying to yourself, “But I don’t eat many wheat products.” Umm . . . gluten is in a lot of foods and products. To name a few: bread, pasta, beer, cake, soy sauce, ketchup, salad dressings, cereals, spelt, or almost anything made from wheat, barley or rye. Even some cosmetics, shampoos and lipstick contain gluten. Foods like vegetables, fresh meat, nuts, fruits and dairy products are naturally gluten-free. Being gluten-sensitive can develop over time and cause problems, as can a variety of other health issues, so always be mindful of what you are eating and drinking. And some foods that are gluten-free may be high in sugars and fats to fill that void. Without trying to overthink things and complicate your diet too much, take time to read food labels every now and then to see what is really in the foods you consume. While a gluten-free diet is a necessity for some, a preference for some and a fad diet for others, now you have a starting point to decide what is best for you.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 46 nant volleyball country. She will probably represent Brazil in the 2020 Olympics. There is a Texas high school wrestler taking testosterone and still wrestling the girls—winning state titles, doped up on testosterone. We have numerous transgender cyclists with different views on what are fair regulations. As much as I hate it, I can’t wait to see how the world reacts when a transgender athlete wins gold or helps turn a university team into an NCAA women’s powerhouse. Maybe we’ll even see some jackass who isn’t even transgender just say he identifies as a female just so he can get some attention, sponsors and a big payday. It’s possible.

I’ve said before, the only way this is fair is to have one league, gender-neutral. But it would take no time for feminists to freak out. There would be a lack of women athletes, and that is not good for society. We need a men’s league and a women’s. Simple! Email me at titanman1984@gmail.com. I truly wish to hear from you. Who knows what you might want to say, but be honest. I welcome the LGBTQ community, I wish happiness and goodwill. But in relation to sports, sorry, people! I have become an advocate to stop the madness. God bless America! Hope you have a great July. Remember the 5 Fs: Faith, Family, Football, Food and Friends. Choo-choo!

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