Much of our century reminds me of a show I used to watch as a kid when I was home sick. It came on around lunchtime. I never watched it …
One last camping trip to an unnamed destination
“Something’s swimming up ahead,” said biologist Drew Crain, in the bow of my canoe. We quickened our paddle strokes, then stopped when we saw what it was: a timber rattler …
The Mercury Meltdown FAQ
With our announcement in the July 6 issue that we would cease publishing the Mercury, many readers asked us questions in emails and social media. Here are some answers. Why …
And So We Take a Break: My final print column. Or not.
I’m resisting comparisons to the summer’s other big event, the Great Solar Eclipse. If I were so presumptuous—and why shouldn’t I be, considering that we named our weekly paper after …
Looking Ahead: A parting wish list for Knoxville
The lamented demise of the Mercury means that I’m probably finished as a journalist—I’m close to my 80th birthday and still working on a book that’s probably not all bad. …