Sherri Gardner Howell

Sherri Gardner Howell began her career in what was then the Women's Department at the News Sentinel in 1976 after graduating with a degree in journalism from the University of Tennessee. In August of 2004, Sherri became publisher of Blount Today, a new Scripps Howard community newspaper in Blount County.

• Sherri Gardner Howell: Boomer dads forged new paths for their sons Published 6/15/2012 at 5:00 p.m. 4 comments

  Author Dan Zevin, one of my favorites, once wrote, "Lately, all my friends are worried that they're turning into their fathers. I'm worried that I'm not." With Father's Day tomorrow, I have been thinking about today's fathers and the roles ...

• Sherri Gardner Howell: Great-nephews add sparkle to 50-something birthday Published 6/2/2012 at 5:18 a.m. 0 comments

  I guess I have to face the fact that I can sometimes be a real wet blanket. That is especially true when it comes to birthday parties.

• Sherri Gardner Howell: Make list. Check. Make longer list. Check. Published 5/18/2012 at 4:00 p.m. 0 comments

  I was actually feeling very good about my "Things to do before Friday" list. True, it had 28 items on it. True, it didn't include meetings and things already on my calendar, since I figured they were already on a ...

• Sherri Gardner Howell: Ways with words still inspire admiration Published 5/4/2012 at 5:00 p.m. 2 comments

  I knew at age 8 that I wanted to be a writer, all because of Archie comic books.

• Sherri Gardner Howell: Salute to Summitt must include her role as a mom Published 4/20/2012 at 6:00 p.m. 6 comments

  I haven't been to a Lady Vol basketball game in two years, but I am joining the legions of fans who will miss Pat Summitt. Dynasties all have end-points, but even with a year to prepare, most Knoxvillians just aren't ...

• Sherri Gardner Howell: Sexists in Augusta should face the consequences Published 4/6/2012 at 5:00 p.m. 12 comments

  More than 30 years ago, I was a Jaycette. I was a member of the "auxiliary" organization because women couldn't be Jaycees. Most of my fellow Jaycettes had Jaycee husbands, although I don't remember that being a requirement. By the ...

• Sherri Gardner Howell: Anxious to get at those Angry Birds Published 3/23/2012 at 6:00 p.m. 0 comments

  I haven't been this excited about getting my work finished, all my meetings completed and taking a break since freshman year finals week. Problem is, I truly have to be completely finished before I can indulge what is calling to ...

• Sherri Gardner Howell: The stuff we love is tied to the people we love Published 3/9/2012 at 5:00 p.m. 0 comments

  The pictures and stories from the tornadoes this week have been heartbreaking. I have an identification — albeit minor — with tornado victims. When I was 2 years old, my grandparents' house and most of my hometown was destroyed by ...

• Sherri Gardner Howell: Sports cars need a new option for Boomers Published 2/24/2012 at 5:00 p.m. 0 comments

  Cars don't normally take my breath away. Even though I grew up in a small town where what you drove was king of most conversations, I never really got into the whole "car thing." I never dated a guy because ...

• Sherri Gardner Howell: Pleasing picky Valentine starts with sentiment, ends with Amazon Published 2/10/2012 at 5:00 p.m. 0 comments

  I don't know if every marriage has to have one partner who is considered "high maintenance," but I will concede to being the guilty party in my marriage. Even so, I have learned over the past 34 years to minimize ...

• Sherri Gardner Howell: Grown-up kids meet a new competitor Published 1/27/2012 at 5:00 p.m. 1 comment

  Twenty-five years ago, I would stack the cards, hide game board pieces and miscount a roll of the dice just to make sure my opponent won whatever game we were playing.

• Sherri Gardner Howell: Get acquainted with a glimpse at the rear window Published 1/13/2012 at 6:00 p.m. 1 comment

  One of the big adjustments in moving from a small town to a large one is that you lose that sense of "knowing everyone." Even though I made that move almost 40 years ago, I still remember that feeling of ...

• Sherri Gardner Howell: Vision is fuzzy but promising as year begins Published 12/30/2011 at 6:00 p.m. 1 comment

  Ever have one of those days? Weeks? Well, 2011 was pretty much one of those years. I looked back on the thoughts I shared with you in Rhymes and Reasons on Jan. 1 this year, and things looked pretty positive ...

• Sherri Gardner Howell: Rockwell Christmas off track, but chaotic is OK Published 12/16/2011 at 5:00 p.m. 1 comment

  One of my mother's favorite sayings to her only daughter was: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and you are laying quite a path."

• Sherri Gardner Howell: Flexibility finally trumps holiday tradition, and that’s OK Published 12/2/2011 at 6:00 p.m. 2 comments

  Hello December — the most blessed, frustrating, wonderful and irritating month of the year.

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