by Joe Rector | Feb 26, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Another day brought another massacre of young people. Douglas High School suffered from the maniacal acts of a former student. In the end, seventeen persons are dead and as many have been wounded. The weapon of choice in the crime was an AR-15...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Feb 26, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan In the final episode of Seinfeld, the four main characters are sent to jail for a year for failing to render aid to someone getting mugged (if you have not seen it yet, I am not sorry, it aired 20 years ago). There is a similar statute in...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 26, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman In March, Tennessee’s men’s basketball team will play in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2014. They also have a decent chance of winning the SEC tournament, something they haven’t done since 1979. Tennessee has swept their season series...
by Steve Williams | Feb 26, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams My favorite night at high school basketball tournament time has for years been the region semifinals. This is the game, I believe, when the pressure is the thickest. A win takes a little of the pressure off as it puts a team in the region finals and...
by Steve Hunley | Feb 25, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Last week both the print and electronic media reported on an incident at Holston Middle School. It caused a firestorm and called into question just how effective the school system’s security procedures are. Had this incident not immediately followed...
by Ray Hill | Feb 25, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Every state in the nation has seen the rise of a particular politician who comes from nowhere to capture the imagination and votes of citizens; some are demagogues, others are reformers and many are just plain showmen. Wilbert Lee O’Daniel of Texas...
