by Steve Hunley | Dec 15, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley In politics, it is hardly unusual when a politician stacks the deck before dealing the cards. Mayor Glenn Jacobs has certainly done that with the announcement of his appointments to serve on the Knox County Charter Review Committee. Every ten years,...
by Ray Hill | Dec 15, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Tennessee had been staunchly for Woodrow Wilson, both in his 1912 campaign for the presidency and his 1916 reelection campaign. Tennessee’s junior United States senator, Kenneth D. McKellar, had been a fervent admirer of President Wilson as a member of the...
by design | Dec 9, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that change is inevitable. Perhaps he came to this conclusion as an older guy standing in front of a mirror instead of considering flowing water referenced in his famous quote, “Panta rhei,” (everything...
by Mike Steely | Dec 9, 2019 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Atlanta, Georgia offers lots for a family to do including the Coca Cola museum, the Georgia Aquarium, CNN Studio Tours, and so much more. But if you’re a movie buff there’s a surprising place to find relics and information on filming in the state. The...
by Joe Rector | Dec 9, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Okay, Thanksgiving is over, so it is now permissible, maybe even legal in some states, for folks to put up Christmas lights, inflatable characters, and trees. Of course, places like Walmart and Home Depot stocked their shelves with these things around...
by Ralphine Major | Dec 9, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com Gingerbread cookies and hot chocolate, Christmas carols and candy canes, peppermint sticks and poinsettias! It must be Christmas——-almost! Growing up, my brother and I spent most Christmas mornings on the farm. Our...
