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My friend Derek Magill had a very different introduction to firearms than most people. “My father runs glockstore.com, the world’s largest Glock handgun and parts manufacturer and distributor,” he says. “I grew up around guns—they were…
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Suddenly, it’s November! The holidays are almost here. For many people, that means lists upon lists of things to buy, rooms to decorate, and events to plan. There’s a reason that the American Psychological Association has a “Holiday Stress…
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We all want to help, especially at Christmas. But sometimes we just don’t know how. We know the needs are out there, but how do we find them? Here are five charities who are helping make Christmas a little more merry for local children and…
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Transitions between election and taking office are similar to decorating the stage for a theatrical production: do it badly and your play is going to cost more, take longer, require re-staging, and cause a cascading set of other headaches.…
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Dear Knoxonomist: On Facebook, many of my friends make very emotionally manipulative posts. “If you are truly my friend,” they say, “you’ll share my post.” Frankly, I find this tactic an eye-rollingly pathetic plea for attention. How…
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Tennesseans, and Knoxvillians specifically, know all too well that winter weather can be unpredictable—a decent snowfall can be rare and a “White Christmas” is almost unimaginable. Luckily, you don’t have to travel to Colorado or West…
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In selecting a lawyer, the first thing you should do is make sure you are selecting a lawyer whose primary area of practice is in the area of your need. The legal profession does not have clear specialty differentiations, as opposed to…
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Glass sculpture artist Matthew Cummings, owner of Pretentious Glass Company, has found that it is much more rewarding to get your art into the hands of many rather than few. “After drinking a little too much one day, because that’s when…
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When Gatlinburg’s Santa Pat was young, Christmas was very different. There were many small independent Christmas shops, specialty stores, and year-round Christmas shops like his own: Santa’s Claus-et. “Our store here is partly for us…
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In the early 1900s, a streetcar line was extended across the Gay Street Bridge and along the waterfront to the planned suburb of Island Home Park. Around that time a Craftsman-style home was built at 1147 Sevier Avenue, just where it bends…
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