In my job as an education reporter, I frequently hear from parents and teachers complaining about overcrowded classrooms. These days, that usually means 25 or more students at a time…. Read more »

I was grabbing a couple of sausage biscuits, and witnessed a couple of old codgers arguing over their coffee. One was a bit on the heavy side, with wild hair… Read more »

An open letter to the leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties: We’re giving you four years notice. It’s a pretty good deal when you think about it. Most of… Read more »

2020 has been the Edsel of years. For those who are too young to understand that ancient reference, it has been the New Coke of years. Am I still going… Read more »

I posed a question on social media. “What do you miss most about your life BC (Before COVID)?” I have read about a thousand replies, and I have learned so… Read more »

“No one saw this coming.” “Who knew it would be this bad?” “Who could have predicted this?” Those are the three things I hear every day, several times a day…. Read more »

My, my, my. Look at this mess we’ve gotten ourselves into. The presidential election is still a hundred days away, and it already seems like the campaign has been going… Read more »

Congratulations Tennessee, you’re getting national attention. Out of all the states holding elections this year, you are holding “The Nastiest Primary in the Country,” according to Politico. I work in… Read more »

As I write this, it has been 113 days since the first COVID-19 case was identified in my home county. Within an hour, the school system announced schools would be… Read more »

While doing some research on an upcoming book project, I was looking through some 1930s era newspapers. One theater proudly advertised, “Coming Distractions!” I don’t know if that was a… Read more »