“This is Horseshit!”

Anne and I, and occasional friends, went frequently to decrepit Bill Meyer Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, to watch the Knox Sox play baseball.The stadium and the team are described in my old blog post. ttps://www.lettersfromleipersfork.com/fabled-fred-norton/?fbclid=IwAR1mJVEKebwLIHGEKC4BzJ79gOb7_i3nRwmvWsQx5jpnOkeAZj5gbf0Hg-Q There was usually plenty of room in the stadium, so we sat anywhere we pleased. Some nights we perched on… Read More »

I Ain’t No Fortunate Son

Remembering George ON THIS MEMORIAL DAY, 2023.    It was 1966, and only one of us died in Vietnam.  BY WAYNE CHRISTESON | MAY 28, 2018 On Memorial Day I always think of my friend George Mangrum of Lauderdale County, Alabama. Here is his story. It needs to be told. In 1966, I graduated from a modest… Read More »

The Fury

Here is what Tennessee state representative Justin Jones of Nashville said upon being expelled from the state legislature by the Republican “Super Majority.” He was willing to put himself on the line for the sake of the voiceless people of Tennessee. “There comes a time  where people get sick and tired of being sick and… Read More »

Didn’t Nullification Die In 1865?

According to “The Tennessean” yesterday, the Tennessee legislature is poised to REJECT ALL FUNDS FOR EDUCATION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. The reason, according to its sponsor Speaker Cameron Sexton, is “to free state education from federal restrictions.” We all know what that means: giving power to our Republican “super majority” to control the way school… Read More »