by design | Jul 5, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The Karns community is up in arms over the proposed construction of Belltown. This development is supposed to be a community within itself. I’ve never known what that is, but the developer, Smithbilt Homes, declares it offers the best of living. It also...
by design | Jun 27, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector After the last column on battling inflation, I was surprised that folks contacted me to ask about sharing some of the things Amy and I did to get through the tough times. Of course, then can’t compare with the mess we find ourselves in now. Price gouging...
by design | Jun 20, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector How many of your neighbors do you know? How many meals have you shared? Have you been there for them when tragedy struck? Getting to know neighbors these days isn’t such an easy thing. Our house was built in 1978. At that time, it only had a couple of...
by design | Jun 13, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The last piece I wrote discussed price gouging and patriotism. If you’ve paid any attention to the news in the past week, you know that my concerns and pleas fell on deaf ears. A gallon of gas has climbed to $5.00. Remember that means that half is below...
by design | Jun 6, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Times are rough for Americans. As soon as we stick our heads out after two-plus years of Covid, other things knock us sideways. Right now, inflation is choking our economy and causing a great deal of worry for people here and abroad. While I’m not so...
by design | May 31, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector It had been a while since I’d ventured to the Bijou Theater, and Amy had never been there since we moved back to Knoxville from Cookeville in 1974. The other night, we made a go of it and attended a concert at the theater, and good Lord, it was a...
