ANOTHER UPDATE -- Checking gas prices online is useless right now, but I will leave this post in place for the other comments I made. Also,...

September will see a massive 3 and a half hour documentary by Martin Scorsese on Bob Dylan which goes on sale Sept. 20th and will air on the...

In 2001, FEMA warned about the reality of weakness in preparation for hurricane damage, especially in New Orleans, ranking it among the thr...

Today's Memphis Commercial Appeal notes the FBI investigation of state government is spreading to the County government level . Can any ...

Tons of information about relief for victims of this week's Hurricane are concisely provided by R. Neal, aka SKB, at Facing South . Neal...

I noticed on Monday the Hamblen Democrats web page indicates their is to be a public meeting at Rose Center in Morristown on Sept. 1 to add...

A new study shows that even a single Cup of Joe benefits your brain and your body, with more antioxidants than anything else in the American...

When I interviewed Ann Coulter some years ago it was quickly clear the woman had zero interest in talking about anything she had said or wri...

It was a movie that looked all to familiar, so I had just let it slide past. But then I started reading about it here and there. Seems there...

Below, on a post this week from Katherine, she told students an amazing story which she allowed me to share with you -- but the story grew t...

Some excellent coverage here of the TEN-WEEKS of constant protest at the State Capitol over TennCare from Facing South . I happened to catc...

Hidden cameras, hidden agendas, and a real fight for getting the news right -- I have seen a real change in the way ET news coverage has bee...

I should mention as another fine reason to keep up with the folks at Berry College (see post from Wednesday) is their upcoming Southern Wome...

I have the great honor today to hand over the writing to my sister in law Katherine Powell, who is director of the First-Year Experience Pro...

I sit at my computer and I can watch Martian movies, real ones, filmed on location by the first robotic astronauts, mechanical twins rovi...

Last week I reported to you about the brand new National I.D. cards which few of us knew Congress approved in early May of this year. Tennes...

One of the touchstones and designers of the digital age, living and working near here in Asheville, N.C. died on Sunday. For many years, his...

Here, Dear Readers, here is your honest-to-Pete chance to learn much about my personal life, which I tend to guard with fierce intent. Thi...

Today in a cannon the height of the Statue of Liberty in Woody Creek, Colorado, Johnny Depp will fire off a blast of the final remains of Dr...

Yes, dear reader, I want you to know what I've been viewing. And what YOU have been watching too. In a few weeks, I will offer those unf...