Yearly Archives: 2008

‘Old Dogs’ can teach us new tricks

Is it in the U.S. Constitution that "old dogs can't learn new tricks?" Such platitudes were part of our upbringing, but this is one...

Parks and Rec revs up for summer fun

The city Parks and Recreation Department is gearing up for summer. Pool passes go on sale Monday. The pricing structure for pool passes has changed...

Tennessee Juvenile Justice Director to speak at community forum

Debrah Stafford, Juvenile Justice Director for the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth will be the special guest speaker at a Community Forum Sponsored...

Suffering the unknown in silence

Our imaginations perform with clarity when we have an unknown disease or injury, or a sudden ache or pain as we exercise on the...

City offers storm damage debris pick-up

Across the southern half of Montgomery County, the sounds of chain saws, raking, and the groans of aching backs has been the music of...

Weapons of war in the hands of children

What were they thinking? As I browsed the 1000+ photos taken by Clarksville Online photographer Bill Larson at Rivers and Spires 2008, I was impressed...

The Day After: Resilient residents on the road to recovery after midnight tornadoes

Red Cross scrambles to aid storm victims Palmyra families "lucky to be alive" Tornado shreds Fairgrounds Pavilion Massive clean-up underway across southern Montgomery County The day after a...

A plea for Planet Earth

On April 14, 2008, James Hansen of NASA Goddard Institute and Columbia University Earth Institute wrote the following letter to Governor Jim Gibbons...

Succulent berries, fresh veggies and fruit in abundance at roadside stand

On our way from point A to point B, riding along Madison Street this afternoon, I did a double take at the sight of a...

Tornado strikes South Clarksville; fairgrounds pavilion demolished

Power outages, downed power lines, extensive debris, property damage In the dark of night, lit only by shards of lightning, families in the High Street...

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