David Carroll is a Chattanooga news anchor, and his latest book is "I Won't Be Your Escape Goat," available from his website, ...

Let’s explore the origin of some common sayings. After writing three columns about sayings like, “Until the cows come home” and “Straight from the horse’s mouth,” many of you suggested a few others. I ...

Since the Christmas season now begins the day after Halloween (don’t blame me, it wasn’t my idea), we’ve been hearing holiday tunes for several weeks now. In ...