Ever since I can remember deer hunting, I have dreaded July and August. Not because deer season is not here yet but because it will soon be. And if I am going to be ready for the cooler mornings of September and the colder days of October and November, I have to force myself into the heat of…

On Sunday July 19, 2020, I received an email from Jack Gibson, a former Barbourville resident currently living in Hideaway, Texas which is a community 20 miles Northwest of Tyler, TX.  Jack, an avid reader of the Mountain Advocate, asked if I had completed my series of articles on polio surv…

There is nothing better than having your own garden. It gives a feeling of purpose, to be able to provide for your loved ones throughout the year from it's harvest. I grew up on fresh garden food like most of you. It would fill our freezers stowed in bags or line our shelves on display in jars.

I expect a good many of you remember the TV show Hee Haw. I was flipping through channels the other day and had to stop when I came across a rerun from the 1970s. Two regulars on the show, Archie Campbell and Junior Samples, were talking.

The Mediterranean Diet ranked #1 for overall health by a panel of health experts. The panel evaluated 35 different diets. The Mediterranean Diet ranked:

The days are moving ahead at a steady pace. While 2020 has been unpredictable and unbelievable, one thing has been consistent and unchanging. It’s each day’s twenty-four-hour cycle. Nothing has slowed it down, sped it up, or altered its guaranteed coming and going. As a result, deer season i…