My father began college in 1930 at Lincoln Memorial University, a private school in Tennessee near Kentucky. One day he was called to the Bursar’s office; his tuition check had …
School vouchers: Good, bad or indifferent?
I recently came across a Facebook post from Pat Polis, an independent candidate running for the Knox County Board of Education, District 2. The post was titled Think of Vouchers with …
Mischief afoot? Proposed one-year plan change
The name of the current zoning game is density. More of it. Developers love it. But the approach taken on the upcoming agenda for Knoxville City Council for the one-year …
Women’s game tips off at 4 p.m.
The University of Tennessee Lady Vols face a tough opponent today (3/25/24) in the No. 3 seed NC State Wolfpack. Tennessee is seeded No. 6 in this second-round tournament game. …
Granddaddy called it in ’55: ‘Mark my word!’
The kid was 9, maybe 10, the day a man from what was then known as Southern Bell rang the doorbell at the big white house at 1021 Daisy Park. …
Willie Nelson, Brian Wilson, Vince Gill and roomful of Ukrainians
Dan and I spent last weekend in my hometown, Chattanooga, Tennessee. We were there for two events, flip sides of each other: an end-of-life celebration and a beginning-of-married-life celebration. It …
Eckhart Tolle and bluegrass
When I was 4-years-old, I sang in the local high school’s fund-raising talent show. In my tiny blue pleated skirt, Mickey Mouse Club T-shirt and Mickey Mouse ears, I shouted …
Charlene Harb: An unimaginable life journey
There are few sights as captivating as witnessing the mesmerizing performance of a talented pianist and for Charlene Harb, it has been a music journey she says chose her instead …