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Joe Rector

2216 Frostland Lane

Knoxville, TN
37931

2006-present Knoxville News Sentinel Knoxville,TN

Freelance writer

Write weekly column call "Four Corners" for "West Section" of paper

Write several feature stories for this and other sections of the paper

2004-present

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Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Let's have Daylight Saving Time year-round: 1 of 4

Well, it happened again! Daily Savings Time gave way to Eastern Standard Time. I don't like the change one bit and can't wait until March so things will return to "normal" again. Don't the powers-that-be know that too much darkness is harmful to the citizenry? I do realize that the way the days run at this time of year is ho...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Christian life: Why worship is important: 5 of 18

Getting Back in the Groove The Sunday after Thanksgiving, I finally made my way back to First Christian Church. Amy and I have spent several weekends in Cookeville as we visited her mother who recently began dialysis three times each week. Some weekends we have visited our daughter Lacey and her husband Nick in Nashville and...
Education > Secondary School Issues School safety: The role of school resource officers: 1 of 1

In the Knoxville News Sentinel a few days ago, an article appeared that gave news of a university professor's study of public schools .Uh-oh! When someone from academia begins research on schools, the news can never be good for the folks in education. I'm always amazed at the findings of these studies and of the ability of r...
Education > Education (Other) Arming school employees for safety in schools: 4 of 6

I've read the news accounts of Stacey Campfield's latest proposal regarding school discussions on homosexuality and transgender. Ol' Stacy sounds once again like a guy trying to grab a headline. I also listened to Campfield spew his venomous ideas on WIVK's "Sound Off." Before long, the talk on the radio show turned toward w...
Personal Finance > Auto Insurance Why I am glad I have car insurance: 28 of 36

My wife Amy and I hadn't been married long. She owned a new model Dodge; I was the proud owner of VW Beetle. I was in my first year as a high school English teacher, and she was a college student. My wife also had joined the army reserves to help pay the bills of a newly married couple. She attended training exercises on wee...