October 3, 2026
Opinion
No longer just spinning a yarn
MATTHEW BURNETTE Staff Writer If you regularly read my weekly column, first off, I’d like to say I appreciate your (hopefully) appreciation of my work, but secondly, you’ve seen me…
Is Blackburn the history maker we want?
MATTHEW BURNETTE Staff Writer Dipping my toe into the murky pool of political discourse is not an activity that I enjoy participating in. I much prefer to stick with much…
Tips for surviving a Tennessee summer
MATTHEW BURNETTE Staff Writer It’s that time of year in Tennessee that a lot of folks dread. The sun is showing out and making itself known. The humidity is high,…
My brush with greatness
MATTHEW BURNETTE Staff Writer As we sat down at our table waiting for this year’s Tennessee Press Association Awards ceremony to get underway, I decided… Login to continue reading Login…
The Toy Story of my life
MATTHEW BURNETTE Staff Writer I often find myself making a comment to someone about how I grew up watching certain movies and television shows, and… Login to continue reading Login…
Picture worth a thousand views
MATTHEW BURNETTE Staff Writer Upon finding myself with an excess of photos that I had recently printed, I decided to make my way to a… Login to continue reading Login…
Letter to the Editor: Don’t Forget Flag Day
Now that Memorial Day is behind us and summer lay ahead, many people start thinking about their Independence Day festivities: buying fireworks, planning cookouts, etc.… Login to continue reading Login…
From forts to Falls: An adventurous week in New York
MATTHEW BURNETTE Staff Writer As I’m typing this right now, my view is of the water gently ebbing and flowing on Lake Ontario on our… Login to continue reading Login…
A green ship on a purple planet
There’s a book that my mom used to read to my brother and I when we were kids called “If We Were All the Same.” It was written by Fred Rogers and was part of a series based around his popular long-running show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.
Pop and his best ideas
MATTHEW BURNETTE Staff Writer Any great improvement that’s ever been made in the world stems from a person finding a unique solution to a problem… Login to continue reading Login…