Coat of Many Colors

Texas County. On my way to a speech in the hometown of Porter Wagoner, I paused beneath golden arches for lunch. Minutes earlier a radio bulletin informed me that Porter Wagoner’s most famous protégé had just died. I found a … Read More

Dolly Smacked Me

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The remnants of Hurricane Dolly hit us as the blacktops of Bollinger County rolled under our wheels. Fat raindrops distorted my view. I avoided turning on my wipers for as long as I could, because the driver’s side wiper blade … Read More