There’s a thin line between normal and insane. I think I’m standing on it… which would explain the big blob of crazy on my shoe.
Posted in Local Characters, Tennessee on Oct 2nd, 2008
The 36th National Storytelling Festival will be held this weekend (October 3-5, 2008) in Jonesborough, Tennessee. I’ve been attending this festival since I was a little girl and have continued to do throughout adulthood- give or take a few years.
Throughout this time, I’ve grown accustomed to seeing another local face at the festival – [...]
Posted in Local Characters, The Funnies on Jul 27th, 2008
J. Todd Foster, editor of the Bristol Herald Courier, takes this month’s “Best of the Net” award because his op/ed column always makes me laugh.
Excerpt of Foster’s column:
“But I can’t just walk away from my hunt for this elusive congressman.”
“Go for it, Ahab,” the publisher said.
I had actually begun the search for the Great White [...]
Posted in Tennessee on Jul 16th, 2008
Yesterday Neal Boling, News Director for WJHL-TV News Channel 11, sent a response to my inquiry about the three minute “Free Time” segments for Democratic Candidates in the the 1st congressional district.
According to Boling, letters were sent out inviting local Democrats (Russell and Donihe) to the station on Tuesday to record [...]
Posted in Local Characters on Jun 30th, 2008
J Todd Foster shares a hilarious tale, which is sure to have area readers pointing at poor Michael Owens and asking, “Hey, ain’t you the reporter who got beat up by a girl?”
Hank Hayes at the Times-News reports that Congressman David Davis isn’t so pleased with the recent Bristol Herald Courier editorial (you know, the one which states Davis probably shouldn’t take money from PACs created by companies for which he just secured $4 million in earmarks because it looks bad.)
U.S. Rep. David Davis charged Wednesday that [...]
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