Stephen Yeargin

The words “unseasonably __” have come to mean little so far this year, but they are being tossed around anyway. We have had two or three snowy/icy days lately that brought the city to its knees (or out to play, depending on your perspective). And today, in February, we had 60 degrees and sunny without [...]

Samantha and I spent this past Saturday at a political training event in Antioch. I will leave the formal description at that, but I can say that we were honored to hear from a current US congressman, a candidate for congress, a state house caucus chair, a state senator, a party chairman and a candidate [...]

Now that the gnashing of teeth is over at the statehouse and a sense of normalcy (read: hopelessly deadlocked) has returned to to our state government, everyone can take a deep breath and look at what happened. The Monday paper had it plainly: Rep. Jason Mumpower was widely expected to be elected Speaker of the [...]

It has been called “the most important election of our time” by both presidential campaigns and countless commentators. Whether this mantle has been earned might be up for debate, but it certainly has helped the network news improve its ratings among the core marketing demographics. The frenzy of the campaign has been an ongoing story [...]

If you were not among the more than 700,000 Tennesseans that have already participated in early voting, hop to it. Early voting ends Thursday, Oct. 30. If you are a registered voter in Tennessee, all you need to early vote is one form of government-issued identification (driver’s license). Some poll workers may be a bit [...]

I am exhausted from a long day of riding all over Nashville in “celebration” of iPhone Saturday. I have had this one on my calendar for a while because it means I got my first new gadget in quite some time. There are a few facts I learned today.
iPhones are pretty nifty – Mine is [...]

One of my fraternity brothers from UT Martin was featured on NBC Nightly News last night. This gives a rare glimpse into some of the struggles faced by job seekers, and how national policies put in place by the next president will have a direct effect on job creation.
As you watch the video, remember that [...]

The fourth and final installment of Fridays Off took place at the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. As I went to Centennial Park last Friday, I figured this was the next logical step in the progression. These mini-vacations have been suprisingly fulfilling because it gives me the chance to take a couple of pictures and [...]

As a young couple in our mid-20s, high on our life’s to-do list is purchasing our first home. I have always wondered exactly how property taxes work in Tennessee, so I did a bit of digging and came up with a few answers. I am posting them here if anyone else has had similar questions, [...]

As a reminder for my friends in Tennessee, you have until October 5 (30 days prior to the general election November 4) to submit your voter registration if you are either a) not registered to vote or b) have not voted within the last two November general elections. That means if you decided to sit [...]