Author Archives: David Carroll

In case you haven’t noticed, the election is over.  Let me re-phrase that. THE ELECTION IS OVER! Sorry, I didn’t mean to raise my voice.  As one who both delivers… Read more »

  The lady cornered me after I spoke to her church group. “I have a question,” she said. “You’re on the news.  Maybe you know the answer.” “I’ll try,” I… Read more »

I often joke with my sons about my tough childhood. The punch line usually involves something about how we didn’t have a remote control for the TV set. I would… Read more »

Larry O. Glass has passed away.  I am so grateful that the Glass family was the first to begin publishing my weekly column back in 2014, which led to several… Read more »

This beautiful remembrance, written by my son Chris, was posted on Facebook after the death of his grandfather Snapper Hain.  Facebook posts tend to fade away, but hopefully my blog… Read more »

By my count, 27 presidents have visited the Chattanooga area, going back almost 200 years. A few of them visited before or after their terms, but around 15 stopped in… Read more »

About ten years ago, I got a notice from “the city,” informing me that effective immediately, my family should begin separating and sorting the recyclables from our trash. The reaction… Read more »

Back in 1975, Tom T. Hall sang, “I like beer, it makes me a jolly good fellow. I like beer, it helps me unwind and makes me feel mellow. Whiskey’s… Read more »

When I was a wee lad, my father taught me a new phrase: “planned obsolescence.” I had asked him, “Why don’t cars last forever?” Maybe I saw an old grandfather… Read more »

The Atlanta Braves clinched the National League East title Saturday, with a 5-3 win over the Phillies! Trust me, back in April, nobody saw this coming, especially me. How’d they… Read more »