It’s that time of year, when the trees are budding, the daffodils are in bloom and grass is beginning to turn green. But let’s be honest with ourselves. As if on cue, the weather here in Middle Tennes ...

After flirting with the top spot in childhood obesity, per capita divorce, and meth lab busts for years, the state of Tennessee can finally claim a #1 national ranking. According to the financial webs ...

I have to talk to y’all about men. I know, I know. Everybody’s talking about it and I’m late to the party, it’s old news. So what? I’ve already made it clear that I’m not a hipster who knows “what’s n ...

It was a mid-August afternoon in 2010 and I was last in line at a coffee shop in Franklin when I realized that Brad Paisley had walked in and was directly behind me. I turned and said what most star-s ...

Although I am sure it has happened before, this is the first time I am aware of Ash Wednesday falling on Valentine’s Day, as will occur later this week. Those giving up alcohol for Lent, the 40-day pe ...

Help Reduce Suicides in Tennessee by Becky Stoll, LCSW New data from the Tennessee Department of Health shows the suicide rate in our state is at a record high. Tragically, a reported 1,110 Tennessean ...

Last week a French supermarket chain, Intermarche, ran a special promotion, discounting jars of Nutella spread by 70%. At a market in Metz, an employee reported that 200 people were outside waiting fo ...

If ignorance is bliss then I must have been a giddy child in 1968, because it turns out there was profound chaos and tragedy on a regular basis that year and I was not aware of it. Any of it. Fiftieth ...

Dear Grandson, I hope you like this handwritten note. It could be my last. No, I’m not dying. I’m taking your advice and am going to get a laptop computer this week. What do you know about the Dale br ...