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A FEW IRISH JOKES

Posted on March 17, 2023

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Posted by Bill Haltom at Friday, March 17, 2023

REMEMBERING THE DRAG SHOW AT MY BAPTIST CHURCH

Posted on March 07, 2023

My Baptist church had men in drag when I was a child.  I wasn't traumatized.   This is my column as published in the March 7, 2023 edition of the Tennessean.  It is republished ... Read More »
Posted by Bill Haltom at Tuesday, March 7, 2023

OF SEARS AND SCHOOLS: THE LIFE AND WORK OF JULIUS ROSENWALD

Posted on February 21, 2023

This is my column published in the Tennessean on February 21, 2023.  It is reprinted with the permission of the Tennessee USA Today Network.   The dynamic business Rosenwald created ... Read More »
Posted by Bill Haltom at Tuesday, February 21, 2023

REMEMBERING MY HERO AND FRIEND TIM McCARVER

Posted on February 17, 2023

In 1960 when I was just 8 years old, my father took me to St. Louis where I saw my first major league baseball game.  We saw the St. Louis Cardinals play the Milwaukee Braves in old Sportsman&... Read More »
Posted by Bill Haltom at Friday, February 17, 2023

CHATGPT SUBMITS A REBUTTAL

Posted on February 13, 2023

I recently wrote an article published in the Tennessean on January 27th, “Why the Emergence of AI Text Generators Should Concern the Entire Writing Community.” In the column I talked ab... Read More »
Posted by Bill Haltom at Monday, February 13, 2023

WHY THE EMERGENCE OF A.I. TEXT GENERATORS SHOULD CONCERN ENTIRE WRITING COMMUNITY

Posted on January 28, 2023

I believe it is a dark and stormy night for us real writers, particularly if A.I. text generators take over newspapers. This is my column that appeared in the January 27th edition of the Tenn... Read More »
Posted by Bill Haltom at Saturday, January 28, 2023

I DO HEREBY RESOLVE

Posted on January 02, 2023

Each year during the first week of January many of us make New Year’s resolutions.  They are a list of promises we make to ourselves in an effort to become better and slimmer people in t... Read More »
Posted by Bill Haltom at Monday, January 2, 2023

THE TREE AND THE REFRIGERATOR

Posted on December 20, 2022

With Christmas approaching this weekend and Hannakah already here, my wife and I are celebrating this holiday season by decorating a tree and a refrigerator. The tree, of course, is our Christmas ... Read More »
Posted by Bill Haltom at Tuesday, December 20, 2022

FROM INCIVILITY TO HATRED

Posted on December 07, 2022

Incivility in American politics today has reached a level of hatred we've never seen. This is my column that appeared in the December 8, 2022 edition of the Tennessean.  It is r... Read More »
Posted by Bill Haltom at Wednesday, December 7, 2022

WHETHER THE WEATHER

Posted on November 14, 2022

One of the many things I love about my native Tennessee is that we have seasons, and by seasons, I mean weather seasons, not football, baseball or basketball seasons, although I am grateful for tho... Read More »
Posted by Bill Haltom at Monday, November 14, 2022