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Sunday, April 30, 2023

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  A Liberal Dose April 27, 2023 Troy D. Smith “Shot for getting the wrong address- what is happening?”   In about one week’s time,...
Sunday, April 23, 2023

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A Liberal Dose April 20, 2023 Troy D. Smith “ Breaking Bad and the Receding American Dream”   Recently, I wrote about Michael Dou...

A Liberal Dose, April 13, 2023 "The Tennessee Legislature Has Shot Itself in the Foot"

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A Liberal Dose April 13, 2023 Troy D. Smith “The Tennessee Legislature Has Shot Itself in the Foot”   My apologies for anyone who ...
Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Falling Down: What a 30-year-old Movie Tells Us About Today

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A Liberal Dose April 6, 2023 Troy D. Smith “Falling Down: What a 30-Year-Old Movie Tells Us About Today” Recently, I used that famou...
Thursday, March 30, 2023

"Needed: Your Memories About Weather in the Upper Cumberland"

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  A Liberal Dose: March 30, 2023 Troy D. Smith “Needed: Your Memories about Weather in the Upper Cumberland” The primary purpose of this c...
Sunday, March 26, 2023

A Liberal Dose, March 23, 2023 "Perceptions of Reality Are Defined by Your Perspective- So Widen It"

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  A Liberal Dose March 23, 2023 Troy D. Smith “Perceptions of Reality are Defined by Your Perspective -So Widen It”   Today (Sunda...
Monday, March 20, 2023

"What Is Behind the Rage Against Drag Shows?"

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  A Liberal Dose March 16, 2023 Troy D. Smith “What is behind the rage against drag shows?”   I recently heard someone say “Tennes...
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Troy D. Smith was born in the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee in 1968. He writes in a variety of genres, achieving his earliest successes with westerns -his first published short story appeared in 1995 in Louis L'Amour Western Magazine, and he won the Spur Award in 2001 for the novel Bound for the Promise-Land and in 2017 for the short story "Odell's Bones" (being a finalist on two other occasions.) He received his PhD in history from the University of Illinois, and is currently a history professor at Tennessee Tech.
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