November 2023

Bruce Wheeler (1939 – 2023)
November 15, 2023

Because, for decades he always seemed to be the same age, perhaps 43, lanky, energetic, youthful Bruce Wheeler never seemed likely to leave us any time soon, but we regret that he has. He was really 84, and this past […]

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Turkeys Meet Their Fate and Die
November 10, 2023

THE MYSTERIES OF A KNOXVILLE THANKSGIVING It’s supposedly a simple holiday, dating back to 1621, and the Pilgrims, who sought simplicity. But most sources claim that despite Tennessee’s plenitude of wild turkeys and pumpkins for pie, we didn’t celebrate the […]

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