Waiting by the side of a street in Gatlinburg

A column by John Estridge Just wanted to tell everyone I had a great time on vacation in the Smokies. It is hard to count the number of times I have stayed in the Smokey Mountain area. I am not a lover of crowds, but I will handle that phobia to get to experience the …

Thank you: At a quarter of a million and counting, it might be a movement

A Column and a hearty thank you by John Estridge, the Fired Editor The blog, whitewatervalleynewsandsports.com, has just gone above the 250,000 views mark. Actually, it is 253,000-plus at this writing. That means the blog has been viewed more than a quarter of a million times in less than one year. I want to thank …