Author Archives: David Carroll

First, a classic teacher joke.  The kindergarten children brought presents for their teacher, Mrs. Jones. Brandon handed Mrs. Jones a gift.  The teacher knew Brandon’s father was a florist.  She… Read more »

Many of my school news stories cover the leaky roofs, the fights, the weapons, the dress code complaints, and the overcrowded classrooms and buses. The majority of school stories, however,… Read more »

On this last weekend of July, there was a very special reason to visit Chattanooga’s waterfront: “The Moving Wall” is the half-size replica of the Washington, DC Vietnam Veterans Memorial and… Read more »

A friend reminded me the other day that I left someone out of my “Chattanooga Radio and Television” book.  Despite my efforts to include the most memorable faces and voices… Read more »

Looking through the ol’ vinyl collection, it’s time to play one of my favorite games, “Who’s that song about?” “How Long” by Ace It may surprise you to learn that… Read more »

I recently spent two months trading cars.  I was in no hurry, because my old car was still in good shape.  Now the ordeal is over, and I have learned… Read more »

On July 16, 2015, one person, one senseless act, changed our lives.  It sent shock waves worldwide.  It was an attack on our military institutions.  We lost five men ranging in… Read more »

It isn’t easy narrowing down a list of great “America” songs to just five.  We can all think of ten or fifteen without trying very hard.  On this 4th of… Read more »

Now I’m not a wine drinker myself, but lots of folks are celebrating the recent arrival of wine in Tennessee supermarkets.  I’ve been seeing so much wine on the news,… Read more »

When my sons were little, these were the magic words: “We’re going to Lake Winnie!” Somewhere in my unorganized box of VHS tapes, there’s a video of Chris and Vince… Read more »