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Do you ever want to get away just for a little bit? No big time or money commitment, but just take a little break? That’s what we wanted a couple of weeks ago when my brother and sister-in-law came to … Continue reading →

Hey, that’s my old buddy Cindy McConkey with whom I worked at The Knoxville Journal many years ago when we were both aggressive young reporters and editors! (The Journal was a daily paper owned by Gannett for most of the … Continue reading →

A continual drizzle Saturday could not dampen the spirits of hundreds of dogs and their people at the 4th annual Mardi Growl dog parade in downtown Knoxville. Quite the contrary. Dogs and humans in very size, shape and variety were … Continue reading →

Girlfriends (and brave guy friends!), get yourself over to the News Sentinel’s Women Today Expo at the Knoxville Convention Center sometime this weekend! And next year, plan to experience it as I did — during the “Women’s Wine Down” event … Continue reading →

The smallest public TV station in the country is in Cookeville, TN. In some parts of Alaska, the public TV station is the only TV station on the air. Public TV reaches 99 percent of the United States. These were … Continue reading →