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Never underestimate the power of a good book series, even if it’s not great literature, to spark an interest in reading. It might just...

No matter how you look at it, the recent fire that erupted at the Chimneys area of the Great Smoky Mountains and spread faster than...

Are you looking for that perfect gift for someone special? If that someone special happens to be a history buff, I’ve got a suggestion: a...

For example, perhaps you’ve heard about the hapless headline writer and his (or her) editor who allowed the following blooper to slip...

First, my daughter entered the hospital to have her first child, our sixth grandchild. Then we learned that things were not progressing...

And most of the hoopla is not really even about giving to others; it’s more and more becoming what I can get for me. More material things...

Here’s a little trivia quiz for all you history buffs (and nonbuffs, too). Q.:  Which two members of the Confederate cabinet gained...

I had hopped onto the treadmill to begin my regular 5:25 a.m. exercise session. Something to get the circulation moving after my time of...

Having lived during my professional life in four different states, I’ve been called for jury duty in three of the four, and each state’s...

Today, I want to focus a little well-deserved attention on another such unsung hero: Dr. William Shippen. Shippen was born in...

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There are a lot of “what ifs” in history. I happened to think of one the other day while reading a little booklet published by the Calvin...

In this age of “instantness,” however, we’re all tempted to expect things, well, instantly. We have instant coffee, instant tea, instant...

The skies over my house were crowded this past weekend. There was an airshow in nearby Anderson County, and it featured several World War...

Check out the December 2016 issue of Good Old Days magazine for an article on how neighbors helped neighbors. #community #neighbors...

One learns to write by writing. But it never hurts to have guidance from someone who has already proven themselves successful at the...

I’m wondering just what I should do this Monday. I really should do something special for him, but it should be tasteful and not too...

This is a special week in our family history. Our first two of four daughters were born within two days of each other (in different...

Sages say that in a lifetime, one will have innumerable acquaintances but generally only a handful of true, life-long friends. That...