The bill was supposed to garner outrage, but died when it couldn’t muster a second in subcommittee Wednesday.

Cable Country connects you to a Southwest Virginia Music Maker who really plays it on thick when it comes to craftsmanship.

I have “duh” and “huh?” files on my computer and in them, I stash the oddities I come across that frankly confound me.

I bet you could make some entries, too, eh?  It seems that once I passed 40, along with a new and true appreciation for time came an intolerance for people and things that waste that time.  I don’t get mad or worked up about it – life’s too short for that.  I just put my hand up in a move that mirrors the Supremes singing “STOP! In the name of love…”.  Then I move on.

I do love to share them though.  And that is why I save them. 

Here are my latest additions:

Okay, I admit it.  I just HAD to find out if tomatoes grow better – or at least as well – upside down.  I went Topsy Turvy and I’m not ashamed to admit it.

Apparently, some moms, dads, and coaches have a hard time remembering they’re “just” kids.

Arlen Spector has left the Republican party.  So?  What’s the big deal?  Everybody’s talking about how this will critically change the make-up of the Senate.  Don’t be silly!  Spector’s has never been a vote the Republicans could count on so truly, this is much ado about nothing.

There is, however, one thing about his party-switch that I believe is inherently WRONG.

It was a peaceful Saturday morning, yet Todd Pippin was ready for battle.
Wearing a jersey with sponsor logos, Pippin grabbed his equipment and climbed into his powerful ride. It’s a weekend pattern that Pippin has followed since childhood.

The annual Keep Kingsport Beautiful (KKB) and City of Kingsport Public Works Department’s CPR week (Clean-up, Pick-up and Recycle Week) is back and is scheduled for the week of April 13 through April 17.

Kingsport Police need your help locating a suspect in an armed robbery.

This story isn’t from around here… but the point is the same