Memorial Day has passed, and we all look forward to the Fourth of July and the celebration of our nation’s signing of the Declaration of Independence. The summer holidays are full of baseball and …

Well, we did it again. We let yet another Tennessee Statehood Day (June 1) pass with practically no recognition of the occasion here in West Tennessee.    It was on that date, in …

June 7 is not as famous as July 4. Most Americans know July 4, 1776, as the day connected with the Declaration of Independence. It is the date printed at the top of the document. It is the day we …

This week the anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France (June 6, 1944) is on my mind, so this column is about the baseball stars and Hollywood actors whose careers were interrupted by their …

 I was at a celebratory reception not long ago which involved various delicious looking finger foods, both savory and sweet, for the guests to enjoy, and among the offerings were at least five …

It’s that time of year when it seems like everyone is getting ready to head south or east to spend a week or so at the beach or some other vacation destination. We travel every year about this …

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning Americans about a problem that many of us – perhaps most – already know about: Phone scams. I get text messages every day that ask me if my name is …

I still find it strange how much satisfaction I collect from a freshly mown yard. I’ve been that old for a bit now, but I didn’t always take such pleasure from so simple a thing as a manicured …

On a drive back from a visit to our daughter at UT Knoxville a few Sundays ago my lovely young wife and I decided we would stop at the Green Hills mall in Nashville, and as we approached the mall, …

Do you remember how good your grandmother’s house smelled when she was baking bread, and biscuits, and corn bread at home? That was a great aroma, wasn’t it? It was also likely a lot better for …

Memorial Day is upon us. The kids will soon be out of school for the summer. The barbeque grills are heating up, as well as the temperature outside. We all look forward to the long weekend (if, in …

I was looking at one of those “Best of the Best” contest inserts in a newspaper the other day that I had picked up off a table at an interstate roadside restaurant in Missouri, and I noticed that …

We all know the names of the communities in Crockett County and some of those names are quite colorful. But do you know where the name of your town or community came from? We are going to start with …

The statue of General Cornpone stood in the back parking lot of a permanently closed seafood restaurant. The S.S. Dockside Grill and Pub in Nixa, Missouri has been closed down for some time, it would …

Standing in line for coffee the other day I heard two young women discussing what color of contact lens one of them should get. It seems her old prescription had changed, and she could now ditch her …

Two years ago I wrote a warning to anyone using or considering the use of street drugs. Today, I’m urging parents, grandparents, school teachers, Sunday school teachers, coaches, scout leaders, and …

There are times when you have to sit back, relax, and let your brain reboot. The everyday hustle and bustle will grind you down. That’s a fact, Jack. I’m writing to you on Friday night, May 1 st …

It seems the royal visit of King Charles and Queen Camilla has concluded, seemingly without controversy, even though it was made partly to celebrate the 250th anniversary of us throwing off the …

For the past year or so, artificial intelligence has felt like a fast-moving conversation that most of us are still trying to understand. At first, it seemed almost like a novelty. People used it to …

Last Saturday night Judy and I decided to watch an old movie. You know, the kind that Hollywood used to make that has an interesting story, and without swearing or suggestive (explicit) scenes. So, …