The Cinderella Story You Never Heard About

By John J. Duncan Jr. I have just finished reading a great book called “When Cuba Conquered Kentucky,” which the cover describes as “the triumphant basketball story of a tiny high school that achieved the American Dream.” The book was recommended and loaned to me by...

Why is the print media capitalizing “b”?

By Dr. Harold Black My musings typically generate comments. In twelve years the most negative comments I received were over the letter “b”. A copy editor had capitalized all the “bs” in black – where it designated race – and not the “w” for white. I was asked why I...

Dogwood winter

By Ralphine Major Just as green grass starts coming up from the ground and temperatures start climbing, a cold snap strikes!  This past week, I heard someone remind us why.  It’s April and dogwoods are blooming—it’s Dogwood Winter!  Delicate pink and white...

I’d like to own a drive-in restaurant

By Joe Rector Amy and I spent the last weekend in Hendersonville as we celebrated our daughter Lacey’s and son-in-law Nick’s April birthdays. For the first time in more than a year, we had the chance to hug them, as well as grandson Madden. It was a wonderful weekend....

John Fulkerson Returning to Tennessee

By Mark Nagi Over the past few seasons of Tennessee men’s basketball, John Fulkerson has been one of the Vols most popular and effective players. The 6’9” forward from Kingsport has averaged 6.6 points and 3.9 assists per game in his five years in the program. In...