Year: 2007

The end of the Phillip Fulmer era

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Vols 20, Gators 59 It’s time. At Tennessee, you can only lose to an arch rival so many times. You can only throw a subordinate coach under the bus so many times. You can only slap arrested players on the wrist so many times. At some point, it’s time to move on. Phillip Fulmer’s time … Read more

Dorothy Estes, R.I.P.

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Yesterday, in the earliest hours of the morning, another of my great aunts, Dorothy Estes, passed away. Aunt Dot, as we all called her, was the sister of my grandmother, and an integral part of my extended family in the Knoxville, Tennessee area. Born on April 16, 1925, she was the eldest of three sisters. … Read more

Burger King tricks the kids

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“Here little Johnny, eat your fries.” “There’s something fishy about these mommy…” In the biggest masquerade since candy cigarettes, Burger King is now attempting to fool kids into thinking that apples are really French fries: The fast-food chain is also developing what it calls BK Fresh Apple Fries. The red apples are cut to resemble … Read more

In Memoriam, 9/11/2001

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Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute? They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. But the LORD has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge. He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out … Read more