by Mike Steely | Dec 2, 2019 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Almost everyone in our nation knows of the Cumberland Gap pass, made famous by Daniel Boone, and many in our region visit the national park there. Cumberland Gap is also the name of a small Tennessee town that is surrounded on all sides by the park...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 2, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan As my wife often tells me, lawyers use funny words and phrases that are unnecessary, just to make themselves seem important. Well, sometimes I agree with her. Even some of the job titles we give out for those people working at a law firm can be...
by Ralphine Major | Dec 2, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major At first glance, there seemed to be a divine aura about it. The country road looked like it was leading straight up into the heavens. The mountains, barely visible above the fog, added to the unusual setting. I looked at it for several minutes as...
by Joe Rector | Dec 2, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector If a person lives long enough, he can find himself smack dab in the middle of bunches of different folks. With a little luck, he might even build relationships and friendships with folks in those groups. From first grade to retirement, those people make...
by Steve Hunley | Dec 1, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Who would have thought I would agree with every single word spoken by former president Barack Obama? Certainly not me, but yet I did. Former president Obama, speaking at a symposium at his foundation in Chicago, basically told the “politically woke”...
by Ray Hill | Dec 1, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Strickland Case By Ray Hill “I’m guilty,” were the only words spoken by William “Billy” Strickland, a fresh-faced twenty-eight year old when he revisited the Knox County Court House. Strickland had been engaged in a bitter battle for custody of his four year-old...
