When Newspapers Mattered: The News Brothers and their Shades of Glory

Clarksville, TN – As my wife and I were preparing for a recent vacation, we started collecting the books we planned to read while on our trip. I usually grab the latest offering by Harlan Coben, Patricia Cornwell, or John Grisham.

She is currently catching up on the “Left Behind” series, but as she was putting our choices in the bag, she reached for my autographed copy of “When Newspapers Mattered: The News Brothers & their Shades of Glory” written by former Leaf-Chronicle “newspapermen” Tim Ghianni and Rob Dollar.

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APSU Health Professor, noted Book Author to lead free Workshop on How to Get Published

Clarksville, TN – Dr. Gregg Steinberg, professor of health and human performance at Austin Peay State University, will conduct a free seminar on writing a book proposal that sells.

The seminar will be from 4:00pm-5:00pm, Wednesday, October 26th in the Morgan University Center, Room 306. The event is open to the public.

Steinberg has sold three books to major publishing houses. He is the author of “Full Throttle: 122 Strategies to Supercharge Your Performance at Work,” “Mental Rules for Golf” and “Flying Lessons.”

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5th Annual Wags to Witches Fur Ball Bash

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Clarksville, TN – It’s baaa-ack! Our 5th Annual Wags to Witches Fur Ball Bash fundraiser has raised nearly $70,000 for the Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County over the last several years. Its success has even received from front page coverage in The Leaf Chronicle and Nashville’s The Tennessean, too!

This year’s event will be held on Saturday October 29th from 7:00pm-Midnight at The Riverview Inn ballroom (mark your calendars now!)! [Read more]

APSU noted sports psychology professor, author to be on Nashville show

With school in session in many districts across middle Tennessee, the pressure is on for students to get good grades, make friends and be involved in various activities.

Consequently, students are faced with many challenges, and parents have to be more than simply parents. They must act as a performance coach to help their children achieve their goals.

Unfortunately, this is where some parents get stuck.

Dr. Gregg Steinberg, professor of health and human performance at Austin Peay State University, will appear on WSMV’s new television show, “Better Nashville,” at 1:00pm, Tuesday, August 31st to discuss the tools parents need to help build emotional and mental toughness in their children.

The TV interview will be based on information from his book, “Flying Lessons: 122 strategies to equip your child to soar into life with competence and confidence.”

His book informs parents how to help their children with overcoming test anxiety, dealing with bullies at school, staying more focused in class and keeping confidence after experiencing failures. [Read more]