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Pettus Read columns reminisce about growing up in rural Tennessee and discuss current events using Southern humor. Characters appearing in his stories include Uncle Sid and Aunt Sadie.
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November 9, 2012
You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out: How Times – and Toys – Have Changed
The popular holiday movie "A Christmas Story" shows how toys and times have changed over the years.
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May 11, 2012
Blackberry Summer
The humidity on this hot July day must have been around 125 percent as I struggled to get...
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January 10, 2012
Uncle Sid Spins a Yarn
The story of a preacher and a cat, as can only be told by Uncle Sid.
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August 15, 2011
Harvest Moon Sets the Stage for Fall
I’ve always enjoyed being outside when the Harvest Moon first appears in the fall. It reminds me of...
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May 16, 2011
Why Do They Have to Go and Change Everything?
Change is something that is going to happen, and we all have to get used to it, but...
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February 15, 2011
9 Billion Folks to Feed
By the year 2050 there is going to be 9 billion people to feed instead of the current...
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November 3, 2010
Pettus Thinks HD TV Must Stand for High-Debt Television
It’s hard to beat Andy and Barney since high-debt TV has arrived at Uncle Sid's.
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August 9, 2010
What Do You Call Going to Town If You Already Live There?
Pettus Read reflects on rural life.
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January 4, 2010
Pettus Finds No Privacy at Doctor’s Office
Doctors’ offices offer discretion – but not where it’s needed.
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July 20, 2009
Reminiscing About Daddy’s Old Tractor
Have you ever worked the field at night, looking to the edge of your tractor lights into the...