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Steven Farmer recalls back when his diapered toddler, Jake, waddled around the yard sucking on a pacifier and tossing a lasso over a chair. “He’s been roping since he was about three days old,” Steven says with a laugh. Fast forward to…
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There is a greater need for citizen involvement in our political system than ever before. Yet, we see a dramatically decreasing number of qualified candidates willing to serve coupled with poor voter turnout. My theme for the year started…
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Move over Yellowstone. The real cowboys are right here in East Tennessee. Horses whinny and snort in the sunlit meadow of Clover Meadow Farm in Lenoir City on a late Winter afternoon. Carson Farmer, who calls the farm home, readies his…
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Watching the trout rise on a small stream with a North Georgia mountain backdrop creates lifelong memories The sun is rising, and there is a low fog across the valley. Red and orange clouds highlight the eastern horizon. The acrid taste…
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Empowered leaders keep traditions alive and thriving at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts There is nothing more thrilling to me than hearing the stories of women who have put their boots to the ground and inspired their communities…
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Jesse Hawe is taking the fight to the epidemic of suicide among his fellow military veterans My hope is gone.I can’t see anything left to live for.No one understands this battle.They’ll be better off when I’m gone. These are among…
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If you feel anxious and depressed because of the chaos in the world, I would regard you as normal. I have always felt I was grossly sane and grounded, but the last couple of years have made me feel I am losing precious fibers that attach…
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Paying homage to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and their new business venture Those of us who grew up in this neck of the woods know of Cherokee, North Carolina. Many of us, however, are unaware that there are three federally…
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Food makes a triumphant return to the historic Regas Square Marble City Market is Knoxville’s first culinary marketplace. Emulating the European food hall concept, the market serves up everything from donuts and ramen to kimchi and…
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The Oliver Royale blends debonair décor with flavorful dishes in Knoxville’s downtown When you walk into The Oliver Royale on Market Square, you’re really entering the Jersey Lily Saloon. That’s what it was in 1876, when the Kern’s…
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