Labor Day is just around the corner in Tennessee.The cicadas are singing, gardens are giving up the last of their summer bounty, grills are still...

Voters Must Find ConsensusVoters are fed up with out-of-state funding and D.C. PAC influence in Tennessee races. Calls for greater transparency and...

Another day, another adventure growing up at 116 Cedar Street.Now that I look back, Algood seemed to be a little slower place in time. School was...

Drucilla’s Little HelpersBy Drucilla RayWe are right smack dab in the middle of August, and a hot August it is. Why, it’s so hot that a bee took...

I’ve always believed that how you do one thing says a lot about how you do everything.For me, going above and beyond isn’t about recognition,...

I have been thinking a lot about cameras this week.Flock cameras. Automated license plate readers. Doorbell cameras. Security systems. Cell phones...

On a wintry Monday afternoon, Dr. James Cates was dressed and ready to spend the afternoon hunting.“It’s during duck season, and Bill, one of our...

I made a cake today, did you? I’ll share mine. It is bursting with flavor and is delicious.The occasion can be my brother Lester’s birthday and his...

There is something every organization should have, regardless of its size: a completed, approved, and accessible policy and procedure manual.I...

As I sit here working on this week’s paper, there are so many things on my mind.My dad and my mom. My sister, Angelina, whose birthday is Aug. 15....

When my sons first read Charles Dickens, they said the words felt like Old English. I informed them that Old English would be truly unreadable...

Hello and welcome to my pity party that I was having, but no one came. It’s okay because the food was not good. Instead, I’ll have a joy party and...

Election Day has come and gone, and I have to admit it feels strange to write those words.For months, my calendar has been filled with campaign...

Conservatism, to me, represents a commitment to preserving the values, traditions and institutions that have shaped society over time. It...

President Ronald Reagan spoke of America as a “shining city on a hill.”  When the 40th President spoke those words, most famously in his 1989...