By DOUGLAS T. BATES III (Editor’s note: The author has been a friend of our Chuck Offenburger since the two were freshmen at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.) CENTERVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 4, 2023 — Donald Kenneth Sundquist died on August 27,2023. He was the two-term 47th Governor of Tennessee. Before that he served 12 years in…
By PAM KENYON WAUKEE, Iowa, Nov. 20, 2022 — Like the gravy sliding from its pool atop the mashed potatoes toward the green bean casserole (which is OK), or toward the wild rice casserole (which is also OK), or toward Grandma Joy’s red Jell-o salad (which is NOT ok), most all of my childhood Thanksgiving…
By STEVE SAWYER ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 4, 2022 — Do small towns or big cities provide a better place to live and raise a family? We could discuss this question for decades and be no closer to an answer than we are when we discuss “nature” or “nurture,” or which came first, the chicken or…
By ROD WILLIAMSON ARRINGTON, Tenn., March 10, 2022 — I want to know why I didn’t get the memo about getting old(er). One day I’m going to live forever and the next you see the possibility of a conclusion. Where did 1968 go? As people transition through young adulthood, middle age and wind up as senior…
By JIM ROSS LIGHTFOOT WHITE OAK, Texas, June 15, 2020 — My voice has been silent for quite some time. However, I am moved to comment on our current situation in this country we all love. Quite frankly, I am irritated, a bit confused, very tired of corona virus lockdown, appalled and, quite honestly, a…