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Valentine's Day: Don't wait until closing time

Get ready to seek shelter. We’re just a few days away from the annual observance when a naked baby flies around shooting innocent people with a bow and arrow. It’s the day when you … more

BARRY CURRIN | 2/9/22

Winter Olympics: Please make them stop!

The Olympic Winter Games began, as they always do, with the Parade of Nations — many of which we have yet to invade. By parading like that in those loud outfits, however, they just seem to be … more

2/9/22

How things are done

Carrie Classon/The Postscript #189 Feb 7, 2022/1 The Postscript by Carrie Classon “How Things Are Done” more

CARRIE CLASSON | 2/7/22

Democrats want country of dependent lay-abouts

“Show me the incentives and I will show you the outcome.” — Charlie Munger, partner of Warren Buffett/Berkshire Hathaway The Biden administration continues to set records — and … more

RON HART | 2/7/22

Are we there yet?

As a card-carrying member of the “evil news media,” I can testify that my profession is not widely admired. We rank near the bottom, between “Guy with leaky bucket who will pave your driveway … more

DAVID CARROLL | 2/4/22

RIP intrepid paperboys

Today we mourn the passing from American life of the lowly paperboy. more

PAUL CONN | 2/4/22

McMinn should have been quiet as a Maus

I love when my native Tennessee makes national headlines — for noble stuff. I hate it when national education and economic barometers rank us 48th (our state motto should be “Thank God … more

J. TODD FOSTER | 2/4/22

Putin to Biden: Crimea River

Joe Biden has not advocated for Ukraine to join NATO, saying Ukraine is corrupt. But I think we all know what that really means: A kickback check to Hunter Biden bounced.Basically, this dustup … more

RON HART | 2/2/22

She's got Bette Davis thighs

I have a strong tendency to get songs hung in my head.My mental audio streaming service is always playing something up there, and each song typically spins all day if not longer.The other day, it was … more

BARRY CURRIN | 2/2/22

Are newspapers bowing to censorship?

Let’s look at other countries concerning censorship and media outlets. “Governments are using the pandemic as a pretext to crack down on free expression and access to … more

By MELISSA MARTIN | 2/2/22

Five education resolutions for a new year

Over the past two years, educators have grappled with change and challenges. The time is now to hold strategic conversations about how we can better our schools, communities and students. Since … more

By KIM ESTEP and MARK MILLIRON | 2/1/22

Out of the jungle and monsters

In my dream, the jungle was thick and dark.There was a river running through it and I was on a small raft, careening down it. The current was flowing fast in the center and I wanted to steer closer … more

CARRIE CLASSON | 2/1/22

Fixing the Postal Service without breaking it

The U.S. Postal Service doesn’t say anything about pandemics or lockdowns in its motto. Nonetheless, over the past two years, America’s mail carriers stayed on the job and kept the nation … more

PETER ROFF | 2/1/22

The Founding Fathers didn't see this coming

Ever do a reboot? I do this when my computer stalls or when the picture on my TV freezes. I unplug it, plug it back in and let it go through its start-up routine. Soon we’re back to normal.If only … more

DAVID CARROLL | 1/29/22

This is the photo that John Baker found in a textbook. which led to his discovering his family's connections to Robertson County's Wessyngton plantation.

From textbook photo to book about slavery

It started when John Baker was a seventh grader at Westside Elementary School in Springfield, Tennessee. While paging through his social studies book, he was drawn to an 1891 photo that showed four … more

By BILL CAREY | 1/29/22

Could Hillary Clinton really run again?

While President Biden’s downward spiral in public approval continues, nervous Democrats have sought to reassure one another to remain calm, insisting there remains ample time for the administration … more

CARL GOLDEN | 1/28/22

We are all storytellers in some fashion

We are all storytellers in some fashion. Some people are good at it while others can't hold their audiences' interest.Most everything in life is an art; it simply depends on what separates you from … more

GARY MATHENY | 1/28/22

Why I don't talk too much at funerals

I will be visiting the funeral home in a couple of days for a friend who passed away long before he should have. Sadly, it seems I go to more and more these days. I guess it’s just math … more

BARRY CURRIN | 1/28/22

My husband always knows the better way

“You’ll never guess what I did!” my husband, Peter, announced.“You’re right. I won’t.”“I microwaved the masking tape!”I can’t tell you how pleased he was with himself. My husband … more

CARRIE CLASSON | 1/26/22

Alcohol will destroy us

I have noticed increased advertising throughout Cleveland and in the Cleveland Daily Banner for the sale of alcohol. This used not to be, and I find it sad, especially considering that in the … more

ROBERT J. HAWKINS JR. | 1/26/22