What’s in a name?

By Dr. Harold A. Black In 2013 Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee labelled the naming of hurricanes as racist and wondered why the National Hurricane Center didn’t have black names for hurricanes. They have “white” names and Hispanic names but no black names.  Look at...

Sensitivity

Medicine is the science of uncertainty and the art of probability. —Sir William Osler By Dr. Jim Ferguson I got “carded” last week at Chick-fil-A. You may find this hard to believe because they don’t serve adult beverages. My wife, Becky, and I are great fans of this...

Mrs. Satterfield

By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com Hers was the first face we saw. I do not even recall a formal name for the medical clinic in our rural community. We simply called it: Dr. Simmons’ Office. Located on Foster Road in Corryton, Tennessee, the clinic was...

Visiting History at Martin’s Station

By Mike Steely Re-enactors can add so much to a historic place and Martin’s Station Fort, within southwest Virginia’s Wilderness Road State Park, is no exception. My wife and I drove from Knoxville recently. I’d wanted to visit the fort for some time, having read...

‘Batter up’ in Knoxville

By Joe Rector Amy and I attended a ballgame at Smoky Stadium this past weekend, thanks to Janet Anderson inviting us. It’d been a couple of years since we traveled to see the team play, and I was surprised to see some of the changes to the field and the amenities....