David Hunter is a freelance writer and the author of 16 books. His latest book, "Tempest at the Sunpshere," was recently released and is available at area bookstores and through Amazon.com. You can write him at P.O. Box 1124, Powell, Tenn. 37849
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David Hunter: Honesty, ability not to laugh are valued
Published 6/4/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 6 comments
In an era when most young men could tear into a car engine, change piston rings, rebuild a carburetor or reroute the oil directly to the valves when the pump failed, I was barely adequate. As cars grew more complex ...
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David Hunter: It's not that hard to use good grammar
Published 5/28/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 21 comments
Gladys Rogers, my eighth-grade English teacher, said to me on more than one occasion, “Young man, you take remarkable liberties with the Queen’s English.” Generally, I would mutter under my breath that I didn’t speak or write the Queen’s English, ...
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David Hunter: Library book launch completes the circle
Published 5/20/2013 at 12:33 p.m. 1 comment
On May 11 we held a book launch for “A Mouse’s Tail,” my latest book, at the Powell Branch of the Knox County Public Library. The book had been out since October of 2012, but health issues caused cancellation twice. ...
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David Hunter: Tastes range from Korean to cornbread
Published 5/14/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 1 comment
Not so long ago there were gourmet diners and gourmand diners. A gourmet was a person of supposedly refined tastes, seeking out exotic dishes. A gourmand was someone who loved to eat almost anything, generally in large servings.
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David Hunter: Nostalgic trip wins out over politics
Published 5/7/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 3 comments
Last week, from Wednesday through Friday morning, I sat at my keyboard and tried to write a snappy column about the cultural war between the right wing and left in America, but I couldn’t make it work because I was ...
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David Hunter: Unless you've been there, you don't know
Published 4/30/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 34 comments
When I was a fairly young police officer, I had a memorable experience one year as I attended the mandatory 40 hours of annual in-service training required by the state of Tennessee for a police officer to remain qualified to ...
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David Hunter: Seemingly random events can change course of life
Published 4/23/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 3 comments
Last week, I watched as victims of the Boston Marathon bombing told their stories. In some cases, spectators standing very close to others who mangled or killed walked away without a scratch because they moved or turned in a certain ...
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David Hunter: Intelligence reigns in animal kingdom
Published 4/16/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 2 comments
The prevailing view among human beings for centuries has been that we are thinkers — that’s what Homo sapiens means — and all other creatures do what their instincts tell them.
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David Hunter: Thinking isn't the same as focusing
Published 4/9/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 2 comments
My thoughts run full throttle, not necessarily in order, and I have no “off “ switch or slower mode. I admire the ability of others to switch from work mode and enjoy a vacation or even a day trip. That ...
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David Hunter: Over-analyzing fools and Easter
Published 4/2/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 3 comments
Easter last fell on April Fools’ Day (also known as All Fools’ Day) in 1956. The days won’t coincide again until 2018.
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David Hunter: Unfair punishment's memory still lingers
Published 3/26/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 19 comments
When I was a boy in the dark ages of the 1950s and 1960s, paddling of students by teachers and principals was commonplace. The remarkable thing was that I made it to the last day of my seventh-grade year without ...
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David Hunter: Tweeting, not eating and some payback
Published 3/19/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 0 comments
A message in Latin, “Habemus Papam Franciscum,” which in English translates to “We have Pope Francis,” was tweeted from the official papal Twitter account, @pontifex, on Wednesday, moments after the white smoke puffed out the chimney of the Sistine Chapel ...
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David Hunter: I see being ripped off in your future
Published 3/12/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 9 comments
Back in the 1970s, a friend of mine went to visit an internationally famous evangelist to have prayer for a bad back. He returned with his pain still intact but told me about a group of people to whom the ...
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David Hunter: Friend's memory reaffirms writing
Published 3/5/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 7 comments
In 1989, Jim Dykes wrote a column in the Knoxville Journal about cops hanging out in adult book stores. His column was in response to a story and front-page picture of yours truly in that same newspaper, raiding a Clinton ...
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David Hunter: Words from sponsors can stick with viewers
Published 2/26/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 14 comments
Memorable commercials and memorable characters take root in our minds and remain for years and years.
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