by design | Jan 1, 2024 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
America’s new fascists, the radical Left By Steve Hunley The divide in the Democratic Party over support for Israel versus the antisemitism of the progressive wing of the party has caused some heads to blow off, but it has also revealed some telling points. Many...
by design | Jan 1, 2024 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
A book with a backstory A Day Away By Mike Steely Sometimes a find in a used book bin can lead to an interesting story about the book and the author. The battered book I recently found in a discard pile, “Little Lord Fauntleroy,” was written by Frances Hodgson...
by design | Jan 1, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Behind the Curtain: Women Come Into Their Own By Ray Hill With women occupying a majority of the seats on the Knox County Commission and the recent centennial of Tennessee being the state to give women the right to vote, it occurred to me to write a column about some...
by design | Dec 26, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
Who played in the final Garden State Bowl? By Tom Mattingly Who played in the final Garden State Bowl? It’s been more than 40 years since the bowl’s demise on Dec. 13, 1981, but fans in the know in Knoxville, Tenn., and Madison, Wis., know the answer, almost by heart....
by design | Dec 26, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
Tennessee Football Welcomes Class of 2024 By Mark Nagi I can’t be the only one who misses the old National Signing Day. The first Wednesday in February brought with it fax machines and madness as thousands of college football fans eagerly anticipated which players...
by design | Dec 26, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
Tired of three things By Joe Rector I know that I’m at an age where no one wants to hear what I have to say on any subject. Most folks just call me grumpy, or worse. For years, I commented on most controversial subjects and spared no one’s feelings. I’ve mellowed...
