by Ray Hill | Jun 30, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Edward H. Crump, undisputed leader of the Shelby County machine and congressman from Tennessee’s Tenth District, was the primary focus during an especially bitter battle for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1932. Former governor Malcolm...
by design | Jun 24, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson You might not be aware that your heart operates by electricity. No, not like an electric lamp or a hybrid car’s battery. But, nonetheless, the heart functions by electromagnetism, utilizing one of the four fundamental forces of the universe as...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 24, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Thursday, June 20, 2019 will be remembered as one of the biggest days in Tennessee men’s basketball history. They didn’t get to a Final Four that evening, or win a conference championship, but the Vols proved they can recruit and develop some of the...
by Ralphine Major | Jun 24, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com I sat behind her in choir practice one Wednesday night. Our brief exchange was about her upcoming wedding. Angela was home for the summer from her position at Georgetown College where she taught voice. It was a few years before...
by Joe Rector | Jun 24, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Amy and I sat on the couch the other night and watch a program we’d saved from PBS. No, we weren’t viewing the latest “Downton Abbey” program, nor were we watching another Ken Burns documentary. My wife and I sat mesmerized as the Doobie Brothers rocked...
by Mike Steely | Jun 24, 2019 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely If you’ve walked in Knoxville’s Old Gray Cemetery you may have noticed a concrete bench just as you enter. The elaborate bench is part of the grave of Horace Maynard, a historic figure often overlooked in our history. Despite being the son of an...
