While the rest of online world will be urging you to keep this day as 'talk like a pirate day', this year I've decided it would ...

His name is hardly a household word -- but the words and music Norman Whitfield made for so many innovative and historic performers are par...

A seldom reported fact, actually a host of them, which clearly show how much Gov. Palin fits into the Bush-Cheney style of government is cov...

A couple of headlines today claim the Voice of the Public was heeded regarding charging fees to access public records in Tennessee -- sounds...

In hopes of rectifying the sticky problems of uttering words and phrases which may be deemed obscene, sexist, or otherwise downright distast...

A minimal slap on the wrist for gas price gouging, according Tennessee law cited here : " Also under Tennessee law, the state does not...

Deep divisions in viewpoints, talking points, the comedy of tepid campaign ads -- all this, says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. points to worthwhile ...

via TennViews : • 10,000 Monkeys and a Camera: Back to the election : Eight years of simplistic, slow-witted leadership has been more than e...

UPDATE: The organizers of the Voters Values Summit shut down the vendors of the product below and sent them packing, according to Christian...

There are numerous reports about gasoline supplies in Tennessee and other southern states , wildly divergent prices and accounts of the why ...

UPDATE : WATE-TV notes that it is up to individuals to report price gouging, and then that complaint gets passed on and on -- " To fil...

Between Hurricane Gustave and the current storm, Hurricane Ike, gasoline prices are passing the $4 mark (again) and many outlets are running...

I took it on myself to watch some new/returning television shows, despite the risk of being exposed to The Awfulness. The good news is a co...

With reports showing a declining score from SAT tests, it isn't really surprising that the SAT creators are finding new ways to prep st...

"when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro" It's both fascinating and a little sickening to see news reporters and their d...

I notice the odd ones, of course. Here is a sample of some recent searches which brought readers to this humble page: Repellent for Porky Pi...

Virginia got a chance to hear facts and plans from Senator Obama yesterday : " Obama devoted most of his remarks to spelling out the d...

Odd crimes are plentiful. And yes, often crime is odd at it's very core. Still, imagine waking to an intruder in your home, an intruder ...

Politics has always, always been a landscape dominated by the surreal. A centuries old tactic relies on repeating blatant lies until they sh...

It isn't a science fiction story, it just sounds like one. Scientists will fire up a massive particle accelerator on Wednesday aiming to...