by Steve Hunley | Feb 25, 2013 | Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley The Knoxville News-Sentinel has just released a new poll sponsored by its political partner, the local Chamber of Commerce. Not surprisingly, this poll claims that after polling 900 registered voters, that a majority would gladly pay more taxes if it...
by Steve Hunley | Feb 25, 2013 | Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley One of the cardinal rules of politics is never to propose a tax increase right before the elections. Evidently that is a rule little understood by The Knoxville News-Sentinel and the Chamber of Commerce. Of course the two have long been in lock-step...
by design | Feb 25, 2013 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I get as frustrated as anyone else when I hear that our government has given some researcher precious resources to study the mating preferences of fruit flies or build robot squirrels; I didn’t make these up. And there are hundreds of even more...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 25, 2013 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Former Vols running back Gerald Riggs Jr. is preparing for another season in professional football. This winter he’s been working out with former Vols strength and conditioning coach Johnny Long. Riggs has also been seen honing his craft at the...
by Steve Williams | Feb 25, 2013 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Today, February 25th, is the 5-year anniversary of the University of Tennessee being ranked No. 1 in the nation in men’s basketball. What a day that was! The Vols were on top of the college basketball world, above the Dukes and North Carolinas and...