Stephen Yeargin

Without giving away too much about my political leanings (which should really, really not be too much of a brain-stretcher), I thoroughly enjoyed this evening’s festivities at the Flying Saucer in downtown Nashville. State House candidate Mike Stewart joined us for dinner. To be fair, he was distracted and Samantha and I had no intentions [...]

Ice had formed on my windows this morning as I drowsily slumped into the front seat of my vehicle. The cold snap overnight had caught me by surprise and without a coat. I had also managed to forget to grab a frozen lunch on my way out the door, but those stairs are even more [...]

I took some time this afternoon to read and watch Sen. Barack Obama’s policy speech on race in America. With the events of the past few weeks it comes as no surprise that his campaign wanted to take a closer look at this issue, and based on the contents of the address, it was a [...]

As is often the case with a more Internet savvy generation of reporters, it does not take long for a controversial topic to find its way into the mainstream media channels. The case of a video purporting to show a United States Marine in Iraq tossing a puppy off a steep slope is no exception.
The [...]

There is a lunar eclipse going on right outside our door, but the apartment building is facing away from the moon. The United States Navy is shooting down a spy satellite too, although I think that will be impossible to see from any vantage point in Nashville. It is cold out, as I learned after [...]

With the “Super Tuesday” primary coming up, I am offering my endorsement to Barack Obama to become the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. My search for a candidate to support was not incredibly difficult, and I knew that Obama had the inside track since he announced his decision to seek the nomination. [...]

Like most machines, vehicles require a fair amount of preventative maintenance to stay in good working order. Some things should be checked more often than others, like tire pressure and oil level. This is amplified in older vehicles because there are often systems within that age unevenly, causing even the slightest shake or noise to [...]

See how many of these you believe in:

A woman cannot be president.A woman cannot take the tough challenges of the office.
A divorced man cannot be president.He has no respect for the institution of marriage.
A black man cannot be president.He will only pay attention to his own race.
A Mormon cannot be president.Members of his faith believe [...]

Ran in The Tennessean:
Sen. Corker’s support of Musharraf puzzling
Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf blames former prime minister Benazir Bhutto for her own assassination. He then warns the United States that it will be met with fierce retaliation if it dares to cross into Pakistan in its search for Osama bin Laden. Meanwhile, he admits that finding [...]

A few days ago I signed up for something that still more than a little mystifies me: my employer’s 401(k) plan. I could have done this on the first day of work, but figured I could find a better use for a portion of my paycheck. To start the new year, however, I decided to [...]