Danny Tyree, Author at Leader Publications

Columns

TYREE: Is it too late to get hooked on fishing?

On a Sunday afternoon fishing trip with my little brother and late father, I caught 15 fish at the lake in Lewisburg, Tennessee. (Yes, the ... Read more

by Danny Tyree, Friday, August 23, 2019 8:51 am

Columns

TYREE: Dollar Stores: Do you know the tricks of shopping there?

“What to buy (and not to buy) at the dollar store,” blared the headline for a Washington Post analysis of retail chains such as Dollar ... Read more

by Danny Tyree, Monday, August 5, 2019 8:59 am

Columns

TYREE: Apollo 11 golden anniversary: Something for everyone

I feared that the 50th anniversary of the first manned moon landing might get eclipsed by other celebrations (the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the 50th anniversary ... Read more

by Danny Tyree, Monday, July 22, 2019 8:17 am

Column

TYREE: Slow drivers: Are they driving you insane?

Some people never break the posted speed limit, they gingerly seal it in bubble wrap. Read more

by Danny Tyree, Monday, July 8, 2019 9:35 am

Column

TYREE: Men’s suits: Are they on the endangered list?

My octogenarian aunt has spoken wistfully of one of her older relatives who had operated a boarding house and required college students to show up ... Read more

by Danny Tyree, Monday, April 1, 2019 9:25 am

Column

TYREE: Are you ready for a cashless society?

Cash is king — but here comes the guillotine. Read more

by Danny Tyree, Thursday, March 21, 2019 9:24 am

Columns

Apollo 8, Christmas Eve 1968 and a message for today

The year 1968 was a year desperately in need of a Merry Christmas. The year had seen student protests worldwide, the Tet Offensive in the ... Read more

by Danny Tyree, Thursday, December 20, 2018 9:40 am

Column

TYREE: Are you washing your hands correctly?

When I was a tyke, I always freaked out over the possible presence of “cat hairs and goims.” (Why a Tennessee farmboy pronounced “germs” like ... Read more

by Danny Tyree, Monday, December 3, 2018 9:45 am

Columns

What if comic strip characters aged normally?

Did you realize that November 24 marks the 100th birthday of the venerable (and still-published) comic strip “Gasoline Alley”? Besides presenting wholesome depictions of small-town ... Read more

by Danny Tyree, Thursday, November 15, 2018 11:17 am

Column

TYREE: Do you hate shaving?

Stubble" is my middle name. Read more

by Danny Tyree, Monday, October 1, 2018 8:39 am

Column

TYREE: Teens, would it kill you to open a book?

Call me a nuanced curmudgeon. Read more

by Danny Tyree, Friday, September 7, 2018 8:18 am

Column

TYREE: Should college freshmen pick their own roommates?

According to the Washington Post, at some universities, nearly 50 percent of first-year students have already screened and selected a roommate before moving into a ... Read more

by Danny Tyree, Friday, June 15, 2018 8:15 am

Column

TYREE: Is your town bribing new residents?

The fact that the U.S. unemployment rate is at a 17-year low does have a downside. Read more

by Danny Tyree, Friday, May 18, 2018 6:25 am

Column

TYREE: The Royal Wedding: Something for everyone

I'm an early riser, so I may very well watch the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on May 19, just as I watched ... Read more

by Danny Tyree, Friday, May 4, 2018 8:30 am

Columns

COLUMN: Can you survive without reading these 21 books?

Not everyone appreciates being told to “chill out” about unmet goals. According to USA TODAY, “GQ” magazine has ignited a firestorm on social media by ... Read more

by Danny Tyree, Monday, April 30, 2018 9:06 am

Columns

TYREE: Should we lower the voting age to 16?

According to NBC News, the majority of the Washington, D.C. council as well as the mayor and the “Washington Post” are pushing a bill that ... Read more

by Danny Tyree, Wednesday, April 25, 2018 9:26 am

Columns

TYREE: Can your family handle a day without complaints?

Did you notice that Thomas Lickona recently adapted a portion of his book “How to Raise Kind Kids” into the online “Time Magazine” article “How ... Read more

by Danny Tyree, Thursday, April 19, 2018 11:06 am

Column

TYREE: MLK’s legacy: The next 50 years

Decades ago, when I worked in a grocery store, I would frequently have to phone my boss and ask whether to cash a check for ... Read more

by Danny Tyree, Friday, March 30, 2018 7:35 am

Column

TYREE: Your Easter assignment: Study to show thyself approved

In the nearly 43 years since my baptism, I have never really experienced a crisis of faith. But I’ll admit that aggravating little questions have ... Read more

by Danny Tyree, Wednesday, March 28, 2018 8:05 am

Columns

TYREE: It’s winter — get with the program

Much of the nation has been suffering from a cold snap of epic proportions, but there are always a few jokers who don’t get the ... Read more

by Danny Tyree, Thursday, January 4, 2018 9:04 am

Columns

TYREE: Hottest baby names of 2018? Don’t know, don’t care

It’s a dreaded holiday tradition. Couples who are expecting a child (or trying to conceive) receive unsolicited naming ideas (some casually suggested, some “suggested” with ... Read more

by Danny Tyree, Thursday, December 7, 2017 7:23 pm

SportsPlus