Published Stories
American Rescue Plan provides resources needed to return to work safely – this restaurant worker is grateful!
Join Nora and other Tennesseans in supporting the American Rescue Plan Add Your Name Here My name is Nora Cooper. I moved to Nashville in November, 2019, a city to which I had been drawn since I was a teenager living in California. I had lived in Boston two years, working in the restaurant industry,…
Read MoreHigh School Student Implores Maury County School Board to Require Masks
On March 2, 10th grade student Avalon McCartney delivered a petition signed by 800 supporters to school board members. Read her full remarks below: See coverage by Fox17 Nashville My name is Avalon McCartney and I’m a sophomore at Spring Hill High School here in Maury County. My mom is a nurse, and since the…
Read MoreGovernor Lee – Please be the Leader We Elected You To Be
Governor Lee, a statewide mask mandate is critical to protect Tennesseans from suffering serious complications or death from Covid-19. It’s your responsibility as the leader of our state to protect Tennesseans, and you are the only one with the power and ability to do just that. We are tired of seeing all the sickness, all of the sadness. We need your help.
Read MoreThe County-by-County Approach Has Not Worked in Tennessee
What happens in one county affects the other because we are, in fact, all in this together I am Dr. Tracey Doering, a physician in Nashville, board certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine. I grew up in New Jersey, completed medical school at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and then moved to Nashville…
Read MoreStatewide Mask Mandate is Investment in our Future
My name is Lee Spieker, I moved to Nashville 3 years ago from Colorado for the music, new geography and warmer weather. So far I’m thrilled with the move. I’ve worn many hats in the fitness industry over the past 45 years including equipment designer/manufacturer/marketer, health club owner, fitness equipment store founder, fitness video producer…
Read MoreNo child is an island – uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 stresses kids and families. We need a statewide mask mandate.
I am Dr. Allyson Cundiff. I live in Nashville, where I grew up, and have been caring for children here as a child psychiatrist for nearly 6 years since completing training. I completed my residency and fellowship training at Vanderbilt and currently practice as an attending physician at Children’s Hospital and Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital. This…
Read MoreTennessee Ill-prepared for Coming Flu Season Complicated by COVID-19
As primary care providers on the front lines, we are still not equipped to do what is required to address this public health crisis.
Read More“Mask Breaks” Are a Danger to Everyone!
My name is Alaina Snider. I’m an 11th grade student at Brighton High School in Tipton County. I have lived in this small, rural community all of my life, and look forward to continuing my studies in forensic science after I graduate from high school. At the moment, I am a distance learner, but I…
Read MoreWearing masks saves lives – my family wants Governor Lee to know and to LEAD!
My name is Beverly Smith and I want to share my story with you about why I’m asking my fellow Tennesseans to take coronavirus seriously and protect each other by wearing a mask, staying six feet apart and washing your hands. My family has been personally impacted by the spread of this disease. Last January,…
Read MoreWhy are we rushing to reopen schools without getting COVID-19 under control?
My name is Kristen Morjal and I am speaking as a concerned teacher, parent and wife. I speak also as an individual who is in the at-risk group for severe complications should I contract COVID-19. My husband, son, and I have self- isolated since March. We have all three, including our four year old son,…
Read More