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The Tennessee sage Douglas T. Bates III offers a requiem for his state’s late governor.

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…

September 4, 2023 in Guest Column.

Kenyons’ Thanksgiving is probably like yours: THE EXACT SAME FOOD EVERY YEAR!

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…

November 20, 2022 in Guest Column.

Growing up in Shenandoah was as good as my classmate Chuck O has said

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…

August 4, 2022 in Guest Column.

One of our Tennessee pals shares a fun reflection on what some are lucky enough to do — get old(er)!

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…

March 4, 2022 in Guest Column.

Jim Ross Lightfoot: “Get off the couch, turn off TV, get out & make a difference.”

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…

July 10, 2020 in Guest Column.

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