July August 2020

When you’ve got a problem with your health — a heart issue or an eye problem or an ache that keeps you off your favorite hiking trail — you seek out a doctor who knows his — or her — stuff. There’s no point in seeing someone you don’t have…
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I am standing next to a large riding arena on a farm in Blaine. The melodic putter of a tractor as it passes back and forth, softening the arena for the evening’s event, is a pleasant reminder of why I love the East Tennessee country. The…
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“Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.”Sue Monk Kidd He pushed play on the recorder. The speaker on the old cassette player revealed the voice of my father, Bob Pryor, in…
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Smokies’ center inspires curiosity about the nature that surrounds it The Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our backyard isn’t something to take for granted. Its landmarks and vistas challenge and inspire us. One such landmark is…
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We often won’t address our problems because of what it would take to fix them I am usually up early, around 5 a.m., when the world is still quiet. It allows for some time to meditate and wonder about things. On this particular…
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Jay and Mary Gregorius’s retirement home is geared for an active lifestyle As avid triathletes in their years in the DC area, Jay and Mary Gregorius searched for a place to build a retirement home in a climate where they could work out…
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After months at home, buyers are looking for sanctuary and enhanced outdoor space First impressions are everything. And when it comes to buying a home, a place that will ultimately become your sanctuary, those first impressions are…
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Small business owner draws values,determination from Air Force experience Michael Laverdure’s journey through life really accelerated with his first car, a 1975 Dodge Dart. But he found the direction he needed from his service in the…
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Attorneys share laughs amid lawsuits I rarely accept public speaking engagements. I used to speak to a lot of civic clubs, lawyer groups, and as an invited guest to address students at the UT College of Law, but I discontinued that…
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Highway helper offered assistance on California roadways as a way to honor an earlier kindness On a winter day in 1966, a teenage driver was, to use his own words, “tom-catting around” in a remote area of Illinois. When a blizzard…
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