“The good news is the movie Godzilla vs. Kong is having a good cash run at the box office. The bad news is I’d have thought they woulda worked out their differences by now.” — Clyde Peterson, Houston.

This week in my class, we started reading a novel that the author wrote in honor of his parents. In the foreword, he thanked them for giving him both roots and wings. I had my students write what they thought that statement meant and then to put themselves in the place of a parent, and name …

We all know 2020 was insane. But here’s some good news:

“So comes the word that President Joe Biden will be withdrawing the last U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the very significant date of Sept. 11 this year.  Now to anticipate how thick or thin will be the volumes of reports on what was accomplished in that harsh land in 20 years of combat, exp…

Have you ever encountered a problem that, try as you might, you just can’t seem to get past?

It has been famously said that there is nothing new under the sun. It was true thousands of years ago, and if the intervening years are any indication of the future, it will be true thousands of years from now.

Abuse within the family is a growing issue in Tennessee. Whether it originates from drug or alcohol addictions or anger and rage, family abuse needs to be more boldly addressed.

After I finished my column last week, I couldn’t shake the feeling I missed something important.

Does it really matter how we spend our money? Should we even care where a product is made or whether the beliefs and values of those providing us goods and services conflict with our own?

Hey, the 2021 baseball season has begun! Last year was a tough one, because it’s hard to maintain social distance while completing a double play.

“Just saw another very interesting piece on ‘Hollywood powers’ and their influence on political and social affairs. Call me out of touch, but the last Hollywood powers I paid any attention to were Roy, Hoppy and Gene, and their horses, Trigger, Topper and Champion.” — Clyde Peterson, Houston.

Man, if allowed, will take merciless advantage of his fellow man. If you are older than age 15, you have observed it, and it is quite apparent from history.

The most recent attack at the U.S. Capitol most likely will ensure a permanent fence and additional security.

This weekend, we got together with family for the first time in nearly a solid year. We spent hours catching up and just savoring our time together.

I have covered the two generations prior to mine. I can’t tell you how much I admired and respected them. They truly were great generations who brought this country to the pinnacle of its power and prestige.

By now, most people in our district are aware that our state representative, Bruce Griffey, was unceremoniously and unexpectedly stripped of all committee assignments by Speaker Cameron Sexton.

“Without much of an explanation how about why the delay, Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband still have not been able to move into the under-repairs official vice presidential residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. So what do you think? A lot of broken furniture and …

My dad, Dave Ramsey, filed for bankruptcy the year I was born.

Luckily, I’ve got a little home office. It’s a place I can go sleep after my morning coffee.

“China just wrapped up a $400-billion oil and security deal with Iran; the Taliban is likely drooling over the nearing departure of U.S. troops and personnel from Afghanistan; we’ve got shoring up to do in Europe; and nothing is going to get fixed on our southern border until we get greater …

The basis of all things human is our human nature, and we cannot escape it any more than the dog can escape his, not that it would ever occur to a dog to try.

This weekend, we saw storms all across the State of Tennessee. The thunder rolled, lightning crashed and rain poured down heavily.

We are so wrapped up in the politics of the day, Democrat vs. Republican and the petty games they play, that we overlook the real power in our government and how that power has corrupted our republic to the point that we, as citizens, no longer have a voice in nor can we control it.

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As enemies, both foreign and domestic, continue to wage their never-ending war against all that is good and holy, they seize any and every excuse to steal ever more of our God-given freedoms and earnings.

This current COVID-19 outbreak is terrible, but we’ve still got it better then folks who lived between the fifth and 15th centuries.