I don’t want to complain too much about rain in July. Anyone who has lived in Tennessee very long knows that summer can turn hot and dry in a hurry. A good rain can be a blessing. It keeps the …

If you haven’t previously taken note, there are a number of genuinely strange place names across the great Volunteer State, and a number of strange juxtapositions of names. As you can see by the …

Someone brought some blackberries by the house the other day. We are, according to the state Department of Agriculture, in the middle of blackberry season, one of the many inflection points in the …

President Trump has been musing about whether he's the most powerful man in world history, and judging by the results lately, the answer is definitely "no." It's certainly true that Trump has …

Some of the junk I receive in the mail is ridiculous. No doubt you get junk mail too. Sometimes “junk” is almost everything that’s in the mailbox. There are envelopes that are supposed to look …

I just finished watching the President’s speech at Mount Rushmore on Friday night. He made a few statements that got me thinking. Some of them ticked me off as well, but that’s my problem. He …

 Even though it took place three weeks ago, the uproar over President Trump’s hosting a mixed martial arts competition on the historic South Lawn of the White House is still rankling the …

This week marks the 250th anniversary of one of the most important moments in American history. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence. …

July 4, 2026, marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. There is a big word that means 250th anniversary: semiquincentennial — quite a mouthful. The U.S. Mint …

Community advocate, nonprofit founder and business owner Crockett County, we cannot afford to sit this one out. As someone who works daily in our community — as a nonprofit founder, …

The Declaration of Independence was officially adopted on July 4 th , 1776, by the representatives of the thirteen colonies. The document was the official ending of the relationship between the …

Who had foreign visitors to the 2026 World Cup football competition going completely bonkers over ranch dressing on their Bingo cards? No one, it seems, especially not American companies that make …

It has been a year since we looked at secession movements in the various states and it’s time to update this topic. This is a serious issue because a large fraction of Americans believe another …

I hope everyone had a good Father’s Day last Sunday. It’s one of those days that are still tough to weather for me. My dad passed over twenty-two years ago, and I still catch myself wondering how …

I read a news story last week that reminded me once again that illegal aliens are a serious problem, not just in America, but here in Tennessee as well.    Now don’t freak out, …

As we approach the 250th anniversary of American independence, it is worth remembering that July 4, 1776, did not come out of nowhere. The Declaration of Independence was not the result of one …

This column expresses my feelings about a true Tennessee patriot and late-in-life personal friend, John Jay Hooker, Jr. who died 10 years ago. Time seems to accelerate the older you get, and it’s …

The first official flag of the United States of America was the Betsy Ross Flag, commissioned in 1777. It featured thirteen alternating red and white stripes, with an upper left quarter field of blue …

Unfortunately, not every American heart continues to beat true “neath the Red, White and Blue” as we approach our semiquincentennial (250th anniversary) of the signing of the Declaration of …

The effort to elect the next President of the United States by popular vote rather than the Electoral College is nearing completion. We are not talking about a Constitutional Amendment to circumvent, …