Eddie Mannis, owner of Prestige Cleaners in Knoxville is one special fellow and I am convinced there will be a special place in Heaven for him. This past weekend Kay and I were honored to be “guardians,” who escorted WWII veterans on a US Air charter flight to Washington, D.C. to see the WWII memorial. […]

Senator Harry Reid must have a chuckle every time that he thinks of how well he has goaded the conservatives into defending Rush Limbaugh, the Nation’s most influential conservative talk show host and a real thorn in the side of the “Progressives,” as the socialist liberal Democrats wish to now call themselves. Who else but […]

So, Hillary RODHAM Clinton has decided that every child born during her term of as President should get $5000. Well, I have two words for Hillary RODHAM Clinton – Get a LIFE! By the way what is the American electorate thinking if they even remotely consider this a viable option? Have we not outlawed the […]

The story you may decide to read in a few minutes was written in April 1996. Now, I will grant you that April is always a difficult time of the year for me. My Father was born in April. You pay your taxes to the dreaded IRS in April. Yet, April does have it’s beauty […]

“Services for Michael Glenn “Pete” Hyatt, 54, of Eddyville were at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Dunn’s Funeral Home in Eddyville. The Rev. Jamus Redd and the Rev. Steve McVay will officiate, with burial in Macedonia Cemetery. Mr. Hyatt died Thursday at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Oklahoma. He worked at ITT Grinnell in […]

Life is truly too short I have come to realize. Just about the time that we get our finances together and no longer have to work to make a living, rather we can live to enjoy our work — it seems that life at this stage is quickly flying by. So, I am always appreciative […]

Life is truly too short I have come to realize. Just about the time that we get our finances together and no longer have to work to make a living, rather we can live to enjoy our work — it seems that life at this stage is quickly flying by. So, I am always appreciative […]

Thursday, August 23, 2007 And so the games have begun in earnest it seems. Rudy and Fred. I suggest a drawdown at Times Square. Fred has finally drawn the line in the sand on Rudy’s gun control. Of course, Rudy and his minions come back with “look what I did to make NYC safe.” MY […]

I guess you just have to be born and raised in the South to appreciate some things. Over the years, as I have traveled across this great land of ours, I have never been one to not try the local eateries. In fact, one of my favorite things used to be stopping in some small […]