As a small child a long time ago in the South a gentle hand guided me. The hand of a buxom grandmother touched my face with a smile, saying, “Little white girls belong over there.” …

My avid gardener announced today that he has tomatoes sprouting from seeds he saved from last year’s produce. He is germinating them in trays under heat lamps on shelves in the house. My …

By privileging our own production and industries, something other countries already do, tariffs can help us to rewire our economy for production, not just consumption. We can incentivize job …

There are many factors that can have negative effects on us, but sometimes it's important to focus on those things that can actually improve the quality of our lives. Yes, exercise, eating right, and …

“Forty acres & a mule, This is bigger than the music.” -Kendrick Lamar Now that this year’s Super Bowl game is over with the Eagles taking home the win, the internet has …

Judging from the first week or so, the Trump doctrine is going to be, We can do it the easy way or the hard way. Those are the words the president used in a post on Truth Social last week …

Florida State basketball coach  Leonard Hamilton, a former basketball player at The University of Tennessee at Martin, announced he will be stepping down at the end of the season. He is the …

Thursday, Tennessee’s 19 th -ranked Lady Vols were rude hosts to No. 5 Connecticut. For the first time since 2007, UT vanquished the Huskies, 80-76. Tennessee maybe entering the burgeoning …

It’s a common problem many of us encounter as we age — we forget more things and forgetting seems to happen more frequently. It can be a frustrating experience and even a frightening one …

When the President of the United States places a tariff on Canada or Mexico of 25%, or on China of 10%, the merchants here in the U.S., who buy the product directly from the foreign country, pay the …

A sunny day with above average temps we were having, Warm weather felt in the middle of winter. Yea! Let’s plant the seeds shouted some. Eager gardeners have zealous thoughts – chanting: …

While searching for a theme for this week’s column I ran across some interesting lists. There were lists of things people learn late in life, things to throw away for quick decluttering, ways …

On Saturday morning, Jan. 25, I was privileged to be a guest on the recurring WRJB 95.9 radio talk show 7570, hosted by Bobby Flash Melton. The program also is broadcast live through WRJB’s …

Cats nap up high on a perch unreachable. Dogs find a closed space hidden from sight. People bundle up for comfort and warmth. Cats like to climb. Dogs like to run. People like to stroll. They …

A Facebook post recently piqued my interest. It was outlining the uses of dish soap for a variety of different types of cleaning. It showed that using an inexpensive multi-purpose product can save …