We are happy to announce some exciting news: Award winning columnist Don Williams has agreed to a special limited engagement with KnoxViews to publish his popular and thought-provoking weekly column for the next several weeks.
Don's first column is scheduled to appear this Thursday afternoon, so tell your friends and neighbors to be on the lookout for Don's column, "The Last Word," at KnoxViews.com.
About Don Williams:
Don Williams is a prize-winning columnist, blogger, short story writer, and the founding editor and publisher of New Millennium Writings, an annual anthology of literary writings. His awards include a National Endowment for the Humanities Michigan Journalism Fellowship, a Golden Presscard Award, the Malcolm Law Journalism Prize (Tennessee's Top Associated Press Managing Editors Award), Six Writer of the Month Awards in the Scripps Howard Chain and twice Runner-up for Writer of the Year. He is finishing a novel, "Red State Blues," set in his native Tennessee and Iraq. He is also the author of "Heroes, Sheroes and Zeroes, the Best Writings About People by Don Williams" (New Millennium Writings, 2005, sold out) and "100 Columns Strong, the Best Commentary by Don Williams," due out this fall and available now for pre-ordering at a discount. For more information, email him at donwilliams7@charter.net. Or visit the NMW website at www.NewMillenniumWritings.com.
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Exciting
Very nice!
KTB
Welcome aboard Don...
Randy, shouldn't Michael Silence do a piece on this over at the News Sentinel?
That's a Coupe de Ville,
That's a Coupe de Ville, Randy!!!!!!!
I'm thrilled to see this. Don Williams is a prince, both professionally and personally. He'll add some class to the joint.
And I could tell you some stories....
Welcome, Donnie!
Whootie!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Randy!
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Ringer! Ringer! No fair!
Ringer! Ringer! No fair!
Excellent! I'm still trying
Excellent!
I'm still trying to decide what to do with the blue plastic KNS box I took down last friday.
Ringer my ass!
Williams is obviously a mole or double agent sent by the KNS to destroy KnoxViews. Devious plan, that.
I keed I keed! Welcome, Don.
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Outstanding
Score another one for SKB.
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Hooray! Good work Randy and
Hooray! Good work Randy and welcome Don!
Yo, Don!
Steve here. Welcome aboard.
I know you miss the Knox News and the letters to the editor making stupid comments about things you wrote, but don't worry...We got crazy people here, too! But hey, just for right now...try not to say anything about terrorists and assault rifles, OK? (I've kinda got 'em stirred up)
Peace, Bro.
Steve
Farewell KNS!
What was it the wingnut posted over at McElroy's blag? Oh, yeah: "Ding dong the witch is dead"!
The "witch" is the "news sentinel" part of KNS. It's officially dead to me. And the future is not on its side. They'll keep sliding into meaningless oblivion as this Frontline report tonight will show. They're forced to keep bottom-feeding. So sad.
But if I long for "textme" or "Picture This," other fluff like photos of bar drinkers, or one-sided political rants for GWB, I'll be sure to visit KNS.
Great move! Great scoop! Congrats, Randy and lucky KnoxViewers!
Hello, Don!
Thanks for bouncing back and posting here.
It is gooood.
Mr. Williams
We await your words. Post early and post often.
Be a blessing to someone today.
Welcome Don!
Welcome Don!
with apologies to Hoboken
welcome to the last seacoast of bohemia.