Fort Campbell Morale, Welfare and Recreation offers weeklong camps during the summer. This story highlights a cooking camp that was specifically for boys and offers a little insight as to the experiences of the campers. For the story, click on the button above.
Published July 14, 2016
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The congregation of Fort Campbell’s Community Chapel offers the only Gospel Service on post. Many within the congregation remain members long after their service in the Army ends. This story was part of a series commemorating Black History Month. For the story, click on the button above.
Published Feb. 4, 2016
On Dec. 12, 1985, Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashed shortly after takeoff crashed in Gander, Newfoundland, leaving no survivors. Among the dead were 248 soldiers who were returning home following a 6-month peacekeeping mission to the Sinai Peninsula in the Middle East. This story, publish on the 30th anniversary of the crash, is about how this event changed the lives of soldiers who served during the same mission and suffer from survivor’s guilt. For the story, click on the button above.
Published Dec. 17, 2015
Several years ago, the group Welcome Home from Vietnam joined forces with the Tennessee State Council Vietnam Veterans of America to give Vietnam veterans the opportunity to march in a parade. The first parade in 2013 was in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and was moved to Clarksville. The first welcome home parade took place Sept. 15, 2015, and this is live coverage of the event. For the story, click on the button above.
Published Sept. 17, 2015
When a service member dies while serving in combat the family becomes what is known as a Gold Star Family. The people who take care of these families work for Survivor Outreach Service. This story features a Gold Star Spouse who talks about how the staff of SOS helped her through one of the most difficult times in her life and gives a behind the scenes glimpse into a service that does not get much press. For the story, click on the button above.
Published Oct. 8, 2015
Fort Campbell elementary schools hosted career days to introduce their young students to different career options. At one school a former student, Dana Carmona, spoke to the children about broadcast journalism. For the story, click on the above link.
Published May 7, 2015
Between 1933 and 1945, upwards of 6 million Jews were murdered by the Nazis and their sympathizers. Also killed were millions of people who were considered politically, racially or socially unfit. Holocaust Remembrance Day was established so that the world will never forget what happened. For the editorial, click on the button above.
Published May 5, 2016
In 1986, then-Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger established April as Month of the Military Child, a special time set aside to recognize the sacrifices made by the youngest among the Army Family. This is my story. For the editorial, click on the button above.
Published March 31, 2016
Features story – Missing Sgt. Mommy
In late April 2010, I put out a request for Leaf-Chronicle to share their Mother’s Day stories and Eric Patterson responded. Patterson was taking care of his children while his wife was deployed to Afghanistan. He speaks about the challenges he faced while his wife was serving in a war zone. The also story includes an interview with Sgt. Kimberly Patterson, who I had the opportunity to speak with during a telephone call from Afghanistan. For the story, click on the photo to the left.
Published May 9, 2010
Features story – Sharing her story of Alzheimer’s
Earlene Burney has experienced the ravages of Alzheimer’s firsthand, as she watched her mother and later her husband slowly fade into the dementia caused by the fatal brain disorder. This story also served as an advance for an upcoming Memory Walk. For the story, click on the photo to the left.
Published Sept. 29, 2010
Food Review – Service, sushi and lunch all delightful at Kori’s
This is a review about a Clarksville restaurant that serves Chinese and Japanese fusion. For the review, click on the picture to the left.
Published Oct. 8, 2010
Theater Review – Roxy’s “Miss Saigon” tops TPAC production
This is a review about the Roxy Regional Theatre’s production of “Miss Saigon.” For the review, click on the picture to the left.
Published July 8, 2005
“It’s Whatever” column – Cell phone saga delivers important message
Amy Ritchart and I wrote “It’s Whatever,” an award-winning column together for about five years. This column is about the day Amy lost her cellphone. For the column, click on the photo to the left.
Published Jan. 12, 2008