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Susan Alexander is a freelance writer and editor, voracious reader, avid gardener, frequent traveler and pretty fair cook. She and her husband dote on their three grown kids and their perfect granddaughter.

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Opposites Attract

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Susan Verekar combines abstract elements with joyous landscapes When COVID-19 shut down the world, some of us retreated into Netflix movies and glasses of chilled chardonnay. Susan Verekar, however, taught herself a new skill and…
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Flight Plan

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Owl Ridge Raptor Center nurtures injured, displaced birds and returns them to the wild Beak was a tiny owlet, homeless and on the ground when a dog sniffed him out. A great horned owl, he was passed along to wildlife rehabilitator Lynne…
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Moving People

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Chris McAdoo's paintings evoke feelings about different times and places Chris McAdoo believes that art has the ability to transport people to new places and new feelings. Perhaps that’s why so much of his work includes images of boats,…
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Spanning Philanthropy

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East Tennessee Foundation pools resources, invests wisely and serves nonprofits in 25 counties Amy and Robert Cathey wanted to share with their three daughters the desire to give back to the Knoxville community. So they set up a fund…
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Glow and Gloom

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Joe Parrott's oil paintings display his passion for light and shadow Certainly Joe Parrott inherited artistic abilities from both sides of his family. His grandfathers were painters and designers — one of them designed the first blade…
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Dampening the Noise

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Shannon Deana Johnson conveys quiet with her work Inspired by nature, Shannon Deana Johnson aims to capture the feelings it evokes. “To me the world is a noisy place,” she says. “When I am outside I can experience a calmer, quieter…
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