Pausing to remember

By Ralphine Major As I write about the upcoming American holiday, I try to think of a unique introduction.  It dawns on me that it does not matter so much about a new approach for Memorial Day.  It is much more important that we remember the day and what it...

What is the Open Container Law?

By Jed McKeehan Tennessee Code Annotated Section 55-10-416 defines an “Open Container,” as a container containing alcoholic beverages or beer, the contents of which are immediately capable of being consumed or the seal of which has been broken. The statute goes on to...

A Preview of the Stanley Cup Final

By Alex Norman Well, we are finally here.  Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final was scheduled for Memorial Day evening.  And for the first time ever, your Nashville Predators are taking part! The fact that the Preds, an 8 seed in the Western Conference, have managed to...

Good Bones

By Dr. Jim Ferguson I have mentioned in previous essays that my wife, Becky, and I are in the midst of  downsizing. When we first built our home thirty-seven years ago I swore I would never do it again. I have always said they would have to take me straight from my...