Many times when I was a child, my father, and sometimes my mother, evoked many of the definitions of fear and respect in me. They were firm disciplinarians and made quick believers of any culprits …

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 …

Every now and then, you get a reminder that there’s a lot more going right in our communities than we sometimes give credit for. For me, that reminder came during Session 6 of the WestStar …

Last weekend, I had the rare experience of having a couple of kids—the youngest two—all to myself for about 32 hours, from Friday morning to Saturday afternoon. Lena and the older three …

Every now and then, I’ll see someone pick up a copy of the paper because their child or grandchild is in it. Maybe it’s a ballgame photo. Maybe it’s a school event. Maybe it’s a feature story …

A single drop of blood contains more than 200 million separate blood cells floating in a straw-colored fluid called plasma. Blood cells constitute about 40 percent of the total volume of blood, which …

It’s a ritual that marks the change of seasons from winter to spring. In Tennessee, we can’t always count on the weather to give us that signal. Last week temperatures climbed into the high …

For a positive take on my life…I’ve reached the age where I can cross “dying young” off my list of things to worry about.  This is a time of anxiety. Anxiety and worry have plagued …

Dreams are a strange thing, to say the least, and I assume we all have them. Some have no rhyme or reason or are even connected to our life and do no good or harm to us. I’m not talking about …

My family just got back from a trip to Orlando with my mother and aunt. We had the bright idea to rent a 15-passenger van for the trip. It ultimately did save money on gas and such, and it definitely …

This weekend, the United States entered open combat operations in Iran. President Trump addressed the nation, describing the strikes as massive and necessary, aimed at dismantling Iran’s military …

Community newspapers matter. They matter when a child makes the honor roll. They matter when a family loses a loved one. They matter when local government meets. They matter when …

I recently listened to Tucker Carlson’s interview with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. The discussion centered on Israel, Christian Zionism, and the idea that Israel has a “right to …

With you in the fire Most of us are familiar with the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Three young men carried off into Babylonian captivity. Strangers in a foreign land. Pressured to bow to …

The Super Bowl last night wrapped up the 2025 NFL season with a decisive victory for the Seattle Seahawks over the New England Patriots, 29-13, in Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, …

In an era where a college degree is sold as the golden ticket to success, it's worth pausing to ask: Are we getting what we pay for? Skyrocketing tuition, mountains of student debt, and graduates …

As I write this Tuesday morning, much of Tennessee has been covered by a beautiful—if inconvenient—blanket of snow and ice for the past three days. Some areas were hit harder than others, with …

Two five year olds, Abby and Amber, were discussing my advanced age of 51. Amber stated, Granny is really old. No, she isn’t, replied Amber. Granny isn’t old. To which Amber answered, Yes, she …

It was required by the law of Moses that every male Israelite who was twenty years old or older pay into the temple treasury an offering unto the Lord. Since it was the obligation of everyone to pay …

It's not what you know, it's who you know -- even if you may have committed terrible crimes. That's the Jeffrey Epstein version of the famous line about success. The massive tranche of Epstein emails …