Here's a quote for all the posturing and proclaiming which seems to emerge endlessly from the Conservative/Tea Party/anti-Obama crowd. ...

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Posting here has been sporadic and may continue for a bit as a new task now underway is consuming much of my admittedly often distracted ene...

Writer Christian Grantham has turned in his notice and on Friday, the Nashville Is Talking blog from WKRN will cease to be . I hate to see N...

It's being called a political convention there in Nashville this weekend, a "Tea Party" political convention, but they're ...

I have watched the show "Lost " on ABC since it began, though I did drop about half of season two, when they corrected course and ...

Even as the state was promoting a moratorium on new " redlight cameras" , leaders in the Tri -Cities told legislators to leave th...

I have great sympathy for kids today as they negotiate their way into our strange and sometimes dangerous world. Often the childhood years a...

Must be an election year, as for the first time, 1st District Congressman Phil Roe is shooting out an email proclaiming how good it is to g...

I had the opportunity to discuss a wide range of political ideas among a pretty diverse group of friends, most of said group would be labele...

It's pretty easy given the current rancorous warfare between Republicans and Democrats to declare that a change to a Republican senator ...

An Open Letter to Rush Limbaugh -- To: Rush Limbaugh From: Roger Ebert " You should be horse-whipped for the insult you have paid to th...

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During the presidential campaign of 2008, then-candidate Obama said he would make sure that "healthcare negotiations" were televis...

A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man Where do you beginulate praise for such a cromulent moment in American television history? I had b...

-- Are there actually people who will pay cash money to see a movie remake of the old "The A Team" TV show? Really? Trailer (inclu...

Some local residents have decided the city and county government in Morristown and Hamblen County needs some rigorous oversight and dedicate...

Dispute continues (in certain circles) as to whether or not 2009 is the end of the 1st decade of the 21st Century, some say yes, some say no...

Ring in the new year of 2010 live with folks from Times Square and beyond for over 6 hours of live coverage right here starting at 5:45 PM. ...

I am most fortunate to meet and work with some exceptional people. As I told one of those talented friends just recently, "it certainly...