Education Freedom Act is Misnamed, Bad For Public Schools
January 21, 2025
Governor Bill Lee has called for a special session of the legislature to convene on January 27, 2025, to specifically deal with three issues.
Opinion
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It Was Our Cultural Learning Center
January 21, 2025
The tables were 1950’s metal. The seats were red and white vinyl. We preferred one of the booths in the far back corner. The music bounced between country and rock ‘n’ roll. The milkshakes, cheeseburgers, and fries were delicious. But they were mostly window dressing….
‘Rawhide’ Is Still TV’s High Water Mark
January 14, 2025
Some folks were talking about the greatest invention, event, or happening in our lifetime. Well, in my case, that covers a lot of ground. And I immediately gave them Leon’s stock answer when that question rolled around back in his day:
Sometimes It’s Like ‘Back To The Future’
January 7, 2025
We never paid much attention to New Year’s. We didn’t celebrate it like Christmas or the Fourth of July. In those early grammar school days, it was sort of a precursor to having the holidays end, precipitating our forced return to the classroom.
Eating Broccoli with a Straw
January 7, 2025
Continuing from the December 31, 2024 edition Then, a waitress came up to us and said, “Y’all need a place to sit?”
Eating Broccoli with a Straw
December 30, 2024
Roger and I were asked to speak at small country church on a Sunday morning, something we were occasionally asked to do by churches in western Kentucky or northwest Tennessee where we practiced as Marriage and Family Therapists.
Sorting Out the Wheat From The Chaff
December 17, 2024
I have tried to think of something bad about Christmas. So far, I’m coming up empty. Oh, it is easy today to complain about overspending, crowded shopping centers, gosh-awful traffic, and all the extraneous stuff that comes with the season.
Love
December 17, 2024
My favorite word for as long as I can remember is “love.” When I learned to write in cursive I fell in love with how it looked, so elegant with the loops through the L. It pairs well with the words peace and harmony. :)
A Reader’s Response
December 17, 2024
The following is a response to a letter to the editor from Joyce Hale published on December 3, 2024.
School Sports and Small Towns
December 17, 2024
School sports in small towns are experienced differently than in large cities.
These Two Men Nearly Got Me Killed!
December 10, 2024
In high school, I was not the rabble-rouser sort of teen. No fast-and-furious hot rod for me nor getting drunk on weekends.
Letter to the Editor
December 3, 2024
Letter To Editor Mike Pence warned us. Bill Barr warned us. Chris Christie warned us. Liz Cheney warned us. Dick Cheney warned us. Hillary Clinton warned us. Michael Cohen warned us.
Not All The Turkeys Were On The Table
November 26, 2024
I don’t want to upset the Thanksgiving apple cart, but let’s be honest here. When I was five years old, I couldn’t find anything to be thankful for. They sent us outside right after daylight so we wouldn’t disrupt the grownups as the ladies prepared the meal and the men gathered in the living room to talk crops, hog prices, and stuff.
Amazing Teacher
November 26, 2024
How do you not know how amazing you are?
You Talk About A Real Life Hero
November 26, 2024
David Paschall wrote in my seventh-grade yearbook, “As you slide down the banister of life, remember me as a splinter in your ca-rear!”
Christmas Always Makes Me Cry
November 26, 2024
Well, I wasn't going to run this until next week, but then Mrs. Robye Lindsey died, and the air left the room again. Is 2024 just taking all the good ones? I thought 2023 was savage, but here we are.
Getting Old
November 26, 2024
Today is my birthday, I’m almost 40 and I feel it.
Green Beans Saved the Day with Mary Hadley
November 5, 2024
I went to a wedding “here while back” (which is West Tennessee parlance for “some time ago,” it could be two days, two weeks…or two years) where 65 pounds of green beans were cooked for the reception afterward.
It’s All About What’s In The Bag
October 29, 2024
My dear sweet Christian Mother did not like Halloween. She found it distasteful. Mom would never use the word hate, mind you. But I believe it was borderline there an October or two back in our formative years…
Letter to the Editor: David Johnson
October 29, 2024
Dear McKenzie Banner: Thank you so much for the article about the ginning company in McLemoresville.
