Personal – Michael Dean Smith

Personal stories to share with friends and family so I don’t have to upload stuff to Facebook.

4 ways to engage with local government in Carter County

After years of attending public meetings as a reporter, the best stories I covered involved residents engaging with their local government

Just last week, I was asked “what’s going on with the newspaper” for probably the 10th time this year alone. Whether by a teacher at

At the heart of a growing homelab sits a refurbished piece of enterprise equipment

Local communities not only need reporters, but also thoughtful editorial content.

I’ve had a lot of computing devices over the years, and one thing has kept me coming back.

Today’s #blogmonth post is short and simple. I have to mow the grass today.

Search the web for Kodi tutorials and you get a lot of sketchy advice. I’ve found legal stuff is way more exciting.