http://www.crossville-chronicle.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:10:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_085154718.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_085154718.html A tremendous opportunity presents itself in our community this weekend — an opportunity to honor those who served in the Vietnam War. Personally, after attending last year's first Welcome Home celebration, I wouldn't want to miss this. It was an emotional event for both Vietnam veterans and ordinary citizens. It was a great way to commemorate Vietnam Veterans Day in Tennessee, March 29. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:47:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_083174745.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_083174745.html If you are one of the 10 million who watch each episode of the “Antiques Roadshow” mark your calendar. The three upcoming Mondays, March 30, April 6 and April 13, were all taped in Chattanooga last July. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:46:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_083174702.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_083174702.html I was happy to read your well-written article, printed in last week's Chronicle. It makes a strong case, in the story of Al and Jennifer, that "To make money, you have to spend money." That misguided couple thought that they ought to cut down on their purchase of supplies, to save money. They did so, week after week, until they lost their business. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:43:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_083174332.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_083174332.html When young men and women risk their lives and sacrifice both physical and mental health for their country, a grateful country should at least provide them with shelter, food, and health care. But there is a lot of hypocrisy between what some windbag says on Veterans Day and what the country actually does for veterans. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:47:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_082164900.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_082164900.html This just in: According to an expert, children can add stress and strain to a marriage. In other news, further expert studies have indicated that the sky is in fact blue, Paris Hilton is a tad spoiled, peanut butter and chocolate taste great together, and the Middle East has issues. Thank goodness we have experts to tell us these things. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:58:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_213195816.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_213195816.html Check out some "oldies but goodies" from Mike Moser, David Spates, Dorothy Brush and Ed Wood. There are some doozies in there. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:27:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_078142732.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_078142732.html When President Obama launched his faith-based initiative at the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 5, he promised not only to sustain the Bush administration’s signature domestic program — but to expand it. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:55:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_075153518.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_075153518.html My philosophy of life is simple: When in doubt, follow the advice of a dead folk-rock star. I always found Jim Croce to be particularly handy in this capacity. Don’t tug on Superman’s cape. Don’t spit into the wind. Don’t pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger, and regardless of how badly you may want to, do not, under any circumstances, mess around with Jim. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:39:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_075153922.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_075153922.html Near Bush’s sunset, Treasury Secretary Paulson and Fed chairman Bernanke terrified the nation with “the sky’s falling and America is doomed” unless the government steps in with new regulations, institutional takeovers and massive lending. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:42:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_069214248.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_069214248.html Responding to the recent full-throated baying of conservative “economic watchdogs,” I slogged into the swamp of their icon Adam Smith’s murky tome, “The Wealth of Nations,” to see if they had finally treed anything of value. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:39:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_069213932.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_069213932.html Dim blue of early morning shines into the living roomwhile you flip through television channels. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:35:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_069213552.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_069213552.html Native Tennesseans probably wonder now and again why northerners move to their state. As one of those Yankees I can answer with one word – winter! A good share of my life was spent in my home state of Ohio and then as an adult in Michigan. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:13:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_068161416.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_068161416.html Are you man enough? C’mon, take it like a man. Are you a man or a mouse? Man up! Be a man. He’s a man’s man. You da man! Stick it to the man. Oh man. Stand by your man. All men are created equal. We might need to rethink that last one. Apparently all men are not created equal — constitutionally perhaps, but not where it counts. Now before you get carried away, I’m talking about manliness as it relates to what we all agree is the most crucial criterion — the perception of a multinational corporation that sells junk food. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:07:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_068161038.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_068161038.html Apparently, we have elected either a criminal or a buffoon to the presidency. Obama ran for election on the platform of hope and change and then proceeds to name mostly former Clinton people to his list of “must haves” in his administration, along with many more of the “inside-the-beltway-crowd.” Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:18:00 +0000 http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_064171845.html http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/columns/local_story_064171845.html Lawmakers in Nashville often talk about the "slippery slope," which is a political euphemism to describe what could follow if government opens the door to certain ideas or concepts. For example, if legislators pass a law this year banning the wearing of Alabama-themed sports wear in public places, what's to stop the General Assembly from banning Gator gear or Gamecock hats and shirts next year?