March April 2022

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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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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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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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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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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Walker Hayes makes his way to the Marble City this spring We all remember the first time we heard “Fancy Like” on the radio. That classic guitar riff opens up to a song you can’t help but sway to. And now you’ll get to sway to it…
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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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Redistricting puts Republicans and Democrats at odds Redistricting works like this: when your political party is in power, among the spoils of victory is drawing congressional and state legislative district lines. A legislative majority…
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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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At home on the rock of Knoxville’s climbing pit ALL CLIMBING LEVELS | IJAMS PARKING: 2514 ABERDEEN LANE CLIMBING ROUTE HEIGHTS: 30 to 60 FEET FIND THE CRAG: Walk ¼ mile along first trail to the right out of the parking lot. Take…
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