Living in the country is often an adventure. When you live away from the usual amenities you have to be prepared and a bit more self-reliant.
I was cooking breakfast one …
Southern songs in Vietnam
Ken Burns and his PBS miniseries on country music evoked a strong memory.
Bob Hope and Ann-Margret didn’t find their way out to the far fire bases in South Vietnam. They …
The best reporting is local
When I was a cub reporter we had two or three days of torrential rain and my editor told me to do a weather story. You may find this hard …
Horse industry must ‘clean up the mess’
Attendance at the Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration in Shelbyville week before last was estimated to be at a 50-year low. The U.S. House recently passed a bill to stop the …
KPD: Is it time for civilian control?
When Knoxville’s next mayor takes office, a major concern will be presiding over a police department under siege.
What sort of workplace culture exists when a police sergeant can draw a …
Throw Byrd to the wolves? Understandable but rash
It’s understandable that there is an impulse among some state House members to expel state Rep. David Byrd, R-Waynesboro, for sexually harassing young women basketball players when he was a …
The myth of the ‘gun show loophole’
The Tennessee Valley Fair owns nine acres of property on the north end of Chilhowee Park. It’s where the livestock exhibits are located during the annual event. The property is …
There’s good news and bad news for Eddie Mannis
The good news for Knoxville mayoral candidate Eddie Mannis is that his two principal opponents may split the same pool of voters. Marshall Stair and Indya Kincannon are both Democrats, …