Opinion
Be Thankful if You Don’t Take a Drumstick to the Noggin
By Tom Purcell “Thanksgiving used to be my favorite holiday of the year. Now I can’t wait for ...
Opinion
The NHL Turns 100: What Lies Ahead?
Let’s start with a disclaimer, just so I’m not skating on thin ice. My credentials for writing about ...
Opinion
Debt and taxes
As Republicans in Congress move forward on their tax plan, it’s worth remembering one thing: whatever the legislative ...
Opinion
‘Casablanca’ turns 75: We’ll always have parodists
When I was in my late teens, a Nashville TV station ran a late-night double-feature of Humphrey Bogart ...
Opinion
Veterans Day by the numbers
“I had no idea that many men and women have served our country in our armed forces.”
Opinion
Inappropriate Halloween costumes
“Now that everything has become politicized, it only makes sense that Halloween costumes should be politicized, too.”
Opinion
Is ‘Trunk or Treat’ A Halloween Heresy?
My family will be participating in two or three “trunk or treat” activities this month, but I've learned ...
Opinion Columns
There’s no argument about Babe Ruth
Baseball and I go back a long way — nearly seven decades, to be exact.
Opinion Columns
On polio and pulling together
She came home with a high temperature, feeling very ill. The next morning, her legs gave out when ...
Opinion Columns
The Protestant Reformation: 500 fun-filled years
Did you realize that Oct. 31 marks 500 years since Martin Luther presented his famous “95 theses” about ...