{"product_id":"scruffy-little-essays-a-collection-on-knox-county-2007-08-9798990650459","title":"Scruffy Little Essays: A Collection on Knox County 2007-08","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2007, the local newspaper in Knoxville, Tennessee, ran a contest to select Community Columnists to write monthly opinion columns on regional issues of importance and concern to citizens in the Greater Knoxville area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the urging of my wife, Lisa, I submitted an entry, and the editors of the Knoxville News Sentinel selected me as one of eight finalists from nearly 100 submissions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a circulation of over 150,000 subscribers, I embraced both the excitement and nervousness that such a large readership might induce. I had never expressed my written opinions on such a scale before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a collection of the twelve essays I wrote for this opportunity from 2007 to 2008, along with commentary about my experience. I also include some additional essays that have yet to be published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy hope is that the reader will gain insight into Knoxville politics and history and be challenged to become a writer, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Warped Minds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798990650459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.22d","brand":"David L. Page","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801209925813,"sku":"9798990650459","price":8.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/scruffy-little-essays-a-collection-on-knox-county-2007-08-9798990650459","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}