Stephen Yeargin

I stopped off this morning at the convenience store to grab a cinnamon roll for breakfast, as I often do if I forgot or did not have the time for a bowl of cereal. As I walked up to the counter with my purchases, I picked up a copy of the newspaper. On the cover, [...]

Samantha and I spent a bit of time today at the Tennessee Arts & Crafts Fair at Centennial Park. Our somewhat insular routines mean that we spend a couple of hours at a time on our respective computers reading various things on the Internet, so getting out of the apartment is held at a premium.
It [...]

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 [...]

I have never been one to ignore current events.
In middle school this interest went largely unrewarded, with the exception of a 4-H public speaking ribbon in fifth grade for a piece on the merits of the NAFTA plan. I remember feeling a bit of satisfaction when it was ratified later on that year. Naturally, I [...]

WSMV (Channel 4 out of Nashville) just aired a report about the family of UT Martin student Jodi Woods suing Volunteer General Hospital claiming wrongful death of their daughter in 2006. The plaintiff alleges that the hospital staff refused emergency care, categorizing her as a “drama queen”. The family is seeking $10 million in compensatory [...]

The Tennessee Legislature earlier this year passed a bill that ended the ritual of servers asking “Smoking or Non-Smoking?” when entering a restaurant. While many jumped on board when the law went into effect June 1 with other laws, some establishments waited it out until the late hours of September 30 before finally asking patrons [...]

A special panel has recommended dropping the minimum grade-point average college students must maintain to keep their state lottery scholarships, but the idea is drawing mixed reviews from Tennessee lawmakers.

Ran in the Nashville City Paper.
To the editor:
The nation has struck a remarkably bipartisan tone over the past few days, talking of ways to advance our great country’s goals both at home and abroad.
However, much like the recent U.S. Senate race tells us, Tennessee is again behind the curve.
In a statement to the media, Tennessee [...]

Tonight the local polls closed, bringing an end to at least two candidates’ ill-conceived television ads, along with a host of local hopefuls who accused their opponent of everything from tax evasion to being soft on capital offenders. I received a call a few days ago from a campaign worker who was reveling in the [...]