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Hope in Hard Places

Court Appointed Special Advocates walk with children through trauma, one visit, one report, one hug at a time. When we hear about kids who’ve been abused or neglected, the first thing we think is: bad parents. “Most of us start out with
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Dim Bulbs Prove Useful

While not a glamorous debate, local forums serve a purpose Compared to the white-hot spotlight of presidential debates, for most voters, local election candidate debates and forums are as dim as dying flashlight bulbs. For first-time
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A New Era Dawns

The Volunteers’ last-second 52-49 victory over Alabama puts UT back in college football’s elite You probably saw it, either in the roaring throng of 101,915 at Neyland Stadium or as part of a CBS-TV national audience that
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Picking the Best

Judging contests in East Tennessee is not for the faint of heart I don’t remember how or why it happened, but there I was seated in a special roped off section of the auditorium judging a child’s beauty contest. Stop this madness, I
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Fall Fun in East TN

You know it’s October when everything comes flavored with pumpkin spice and when pumpkins and scarecrows populate the stores. Below are seven East Tennessee farms to visit for a homegrown pumpkin, a corn maze, a hayride and lots of other
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Sim Por Favor

At Brazeiros, fine dining meets a Brazilian tradition of generous offerings of carne If you get movie star treatment from owner Vilmar Zenzen at Brazeiros in Bearden, it’s because he’s had practice. After he launched a
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