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Meet Our
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Danny Brewer
Danny Brewer is a
life-long resident of Smyrna. Growing up, he
always tried to be an athlete. Now as an adult,
he has become an athletic supporter (no comments
please). “My family is the shining light of my
life. My wife Lisa has always been there for me,
sons Drew and Beauregard are my best pals, and
daughter Lexi is the sweetest little thing.”
Having written sports for a variety of
publications over the past 16 years, sports has
also been a large part of his existence. As a
fun-loving guy, Danny has always felt sports
should bring a smile to your face in the end.
“Hopefully most of my columns will as well.
Never have I claimed to be intelligent. However,
I do lay claim to being a very lucky man. In
becoming part of the Reader's staff, I feel as
though the game of life dealt me blackjack.”
“The Sports Brew”
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Gloria Shacklett
Christy
is the oldest
daughter of long-time residents and business
owners, Ginny
and Dick Shacklett. Gloria is married to Tom
Christy, who along with her brother, Bill
Shacklett are owners and partners in Shacklett’s
Photography. Gloria and Tom have four grown
sons--Ian, Matt, Ben, and Will. In 1971, Gloria
received a BS from Middle Tennessee State
University in Education. She taught kindergarten
and first grade for 7 years for Murfreesboro
City Schools. In 1984, Gloria became the
Education Director for Oaklands Historic House
Museum where she developed a passion for the
history of this area. Also, in 1984, she became
the director of Uncle Dave Macon Days for
twenty-three years and is now the president of
this organization. Gloria began writing for the
Rutherford Reader in 2000. Her zeal and love for
history have had venue for nearly nine years
thanks to the Reader.
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Pete Doughtie
was born in 1941 and
grew up in Suffolk, Virginia. There he attended
public schools
and lettered in football and track. He entered
the US Army just out of high school, serving for
over five years. Upon discharge he started his
newspaper career with the Hammond Times in
Hammond, IN, (a Howard Publication paper at that
time). His career also included time at the
Suffolk News Herald in Virginia. In 1970 he
moved his family to Oceanside, CA, rejoining
Howard Publication at the Blade Tribune. He
spend 12 years there before moving to the Santa
Maria Times, a Scripts League paper in 1981. In
June, 1983, he became a partner and publisher of
Chalfant Press in Bishop, CA producing a three
day per week newspaper serving Inyo County, and
a two-day per week newspaper in Mammoth Lakes,
CA, which included the Sierra Ski Magazine.
Chalfant Press also included a full print shop.
These publications were sold in May, 1996 and
the Doughties moved to Murfreesboro, TN. Pete’s
newspaper career has spanned over 40 years. He’s
been very active in each community with local
projects, Chamber of Commerce boards, president
of two Rotary Clubs and a Foundation board
member for the Tri-City Hospital District in
Oceanside, CA. He has been married to Kaye
Sadler since 1961. He met Kaye in the first
grade in Suffolk, VA. They have 4 sons, 9
grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. The Reader
is produced weekly by Kaye, Pete and their
youngest sons Lee and Jay, along with the
contributors on this page. In addition to
hobbies, Pete and Kaye look forward each year to
spending time at Nags Head, NC, (the Outer
Banks). The family is members of Lighthouse
Baptist Church in Murfreesboro.
“Everything is not the Same”
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Patrick Doughtie
is a native to no
where and was born at the end of a dirt road
somewhere in
Kentucky in 1965. Raised by wolves in the
foothills of the Sierra mountain range in
California, he quickly developed a sense for the
wild, living off scraps and berries given to him
by his wolf parents. Rescued by humans at the
tender age 16, he managed to complete his
schooling within two years, graduating and
moving on to the University of Hard Knocks,
where he still attends. Patrick is a veteran of
the U.S. Army where he served bravely during
peace time as a Military Police Officer in the
Bavarian Alps where he met the first of three
wives, complete with lederhosen and hairy
armpits. Though difficult to replace her, the
barren Mojave Desert was no place for the queen
of the Alps. He later moved to Nashville to
pursue a music career (skip text) and had a son,
Tyler. (Serious now) He is currently married to
the love of his life, Heather with a 12 year old
daughter, Savanah, and 5 year old rascal,
Brendan. Patrick is the screenwriter and
co-director of an upcoming film titled “Letters
to God,” due in theaters early 2010. He is
authoring a book of the same title. Both
projects were inspired by his son Tyler who was
diagnosed at age 7 with a brain tumor. Tyler
passed away March 7, 2005. Patrick enjoys
chasing his tail, coaching soccer and sitting
around thinking up stupid stuff to write about.
When he’s not writing his column or screenplays
you can usually catch him sleeping at a security
desk, or playing on a computer.
“Patrick’s Blog”
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Kevin Neal Fisher
"I am a simple
man.God has blessed me with so much to be
grateful for, a wonderful
son whom I am raising alone, a good community
and good friends. My goal is simply to share
with
you readers how I feel about the world around
us.We live in changing times. There are so many
issues out there that need to be discussed that
it seems the media just doesn't "want" to
discuss. I ran for State Representative in 2006
as a republican, and plan to stay active in
politics. Oh, and for all you eligible, single
women out there, yes, I am single.
“Heart to Heart”
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David Grubbs
is a native
Pennsylvanian, born in 1929, and educated in
public schools there. He then
attended Maryville College in Maryville,
Tennessee. He received a Masters Degree from
UT/Knoxville. His doctorate is from the
University of Pennsylvania. His teaching career
included Colby Collage in Waterville, Maine, the
University of Tennessee Knoxville, and Middle
Tennessee State University. All degrees and
teaching positions were in Political Science. He
served as chair of the MTSU Political Science
Department from 1969 through 1988. He retired as
MTSU Professor of Political Science Emeritus in
1994. He co-authored a book on Tennessee
Government and Politics and wrote many articles
and presented papers at professional
meetings.Work outside the academy included the
City of Philadelphia Finance Department and the
Tennessee State Planning Commission. He has
three daughters and seven grandchildren. He has
been marred to Sue Summers Grubbs since 1953. He
has been a member of First Presbyterian Church
in Murfreesboro since 1966 having served as an
elder for several terms and now is a reserved
elder. He grew up as a conservative Republican
but moved over time to a liberal Democrat.
“Leftward Ho!”
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Ken Ivey
aka "the Web
Czar" - is a veteran technology addict,
consultant, and President of MidTN
Technology, a Murfreesboro web design and
marketing firm. Drawing on over 20 years of
online experience, Ken has been helping business
embrace technology since 1987.
“Computers and Technology”
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J. Geoffrey Jones
has had a
multi-faceted career with remarkable highpoints.
He studied painting,
as a boy, with Grandma Moses. He provided Byron
reference exhibits for the academy award
winning actor, William Hurt, when Hurt portrayed
Lord Byron on stage. He did graphic art for two
important historical projects: The Hudson River
Clearwater Sloop restoration,(The effort that
led to
the clean-up of the Hudson River in New York
State ) and Kim Basinger's Braselton Project
which
worked to restore and draw attention to that
historic Georgia town. Recently he has been
developing a Victorian play based on a genuine
journal from the Romantic-Victorian period. He
is also working on another historical study. He
has made many unusual discoveries including
books that belonged to the poets, Lord Byron and
Emily Dickinson. He paints, writes and enjoys
historical and literary research for his
Rutherford Reader articles.
“Days Gone By”
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M.E.
Rosson, PhD
was born in
Nashville, TN in 1960 and raised in Tennessee,
Michigan and West
Virginia. He graduated high school and went to
Appalachian Bible College before joining the Air
Force in 1979. Rosson spent 20 years in the USAF
and then obtained a PhD in Divinity. Dr. Rosson
works as the Patient Advocate at the Alvin C
York VA Medical Center and as an Evangelist and
Conference Speaker. He is a weekly columnist for
the Rutherford County Reader and has published
severa l works through the years including
“Sandals in the Dust,” “Abraham and the Middle
East Today” and the “All the Books of the Bible”
Series. M. E. Rosson is available as a
Conference or Church speaker upon request.
“All the Books of the Bible”
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Mitch Tinney
operates
Tennessee's longest running guide service. He is
recognized as one of the
foremost authorities on inland Striped Bass. His
exploits have been the subject of many
television
shows and magazine articles. As a member of the
Southeastern Outdoor Press Association, Mitch
has logged over two-hundred published articles
about Fishing Tennessee waters. Mitch lives in
Smyrna with his wife Denise.
“Fishing Tips”
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Kevin Youse
was born August 21,
1951 in Lehighton, PA and was raised in a very
religious
Pennsylvania Dutch home. He married Kathleen
Bertram on November 24, 1972. Kathy has been a
faithful help meet and mother. She has been the
underpinning for his family and ministry. They
have 3 children living locally. Youse was in the
U.S. Air Force and is a Vietnam vet and achieved
the rank of Sergeant. Salvation and call to
ministry in 1972 in Sumter, SC with full time
ministry occurring in 1973. He was ordained in
1975 as a Baptist Pastor and preacher. Life
verse is Is. 40:30,31. Today Kevin and Kathy are
building “The Eagles’ Nest,” a retreat for those
in Christian service overlooking Normandy Lake
in Normandy, TN Kevin continues to preach and
write from his retreat
“Freedom Says”
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