I try not to be too surprised/disappointed by the ridiculous rants which pop up in American politics - history shows us absurdity often hol...

The state legislature is swiftly acting to pass a new law aimed at removing, fining and jailing the Occupy Nashville protesters . Legisl...

Each year thousands of new bills get submitted to the state and federal legislatures, with little to slow their apparently infinite growt...

If the voters in Knoxville are paying attention, maybe the upcoming libel trial against state senator Stacey Campfield will be Reason 10,354...

I look forward to the day when news about politics in Tennessee is not simply easy material  for comedy shows. But that day is not today. ...

Morristown's city council has been stalled since last summer trying to appoint a new person the the board of the Morristown Utility Com...

" pic via the Knox News Sentinel report The owner of the Bistro By The Bijou Theatre told TN Senator Stacey Campfield to leave the...

Just as Hollywood is lining up to celebrate the movie romanticizing the silent film era, "The Artist", one of the era's ver...

I'm very happy to see that a few items I wrote about this week are getting more attention and scrutiny from the press and the public. ...

After a brief absence, former KnoxNews columnist/blogger/media overlord Michael Silence is back online, highlighting all types of news, inf...

Rallying for their lives American media is beginning to notice that our low-cost demand for consumer goods and the deep desire for o...

Since I've painted such harsh pictures of the Republican candidates for president, it is only fair that I also present a non-party cand...

It's sad to witness the strange demise of filmmaker George Lucas, who no only held great promise, but exploded the world of cinema and c...

Yes, I know dear reader, I've not written in a week, which is nearly 17 years or something in internet-time. I have had the usual Enter...

Conflicting accounts are beginning to get media attention about a group of possibly hundreds of workers at a plant in China who threatene...

Flying spy drones are making the move from military/police applications to home use. At the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas, e...

Like many people, I've followed the works and ideas presented by the scientist Stephen Hawking for many years with great interest and f...

Bestowing meaning to today's vote in the Republican vote in the Iowa caucus is like pondering the meaning of what Punxsutawney Phil cho...

While there were many popular posts here during 2011, there was one which drew more readers and visitors than any other by an enormous margi...

In no particular order, a short selection of words of phrases which became prominent this year and will likely become more commonly used in...