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‘What a year!’

by | Jun 3, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly

‘What a year!’ By Tom Mattingly After the 2022 University of Tennessee football season had finished 11-2, Pediment Publishing (Pediment.com) met the moment with the publication of “REVIVOLS: How Tennessee’s Epic 2022 Delivered a Return to the Football...

America’s Trojan Horse

by | Jun 3, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson

America’s Trojan Horse   “Hope” is a thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – Emily Dickinson By Dr. Jim Ferguson There is an old Hebrew proverb that advises:...

Secret Shelter at the Greenbrier is worth a visit

by | Jun 3, 2024 | Columnist, Steely

Secret Shelter at the Greenbrier is worth a visit A Day Away By Mike Steely When I was stationed in Washington, D.C., in the late 1960s I kept hearing stories of a secret shelter for members of Congress. I remember traveling back and forth from Coast Guard...

I’m going to miss him

by | Jun 3, 2024 | Columnist, Rector

I’m going to miss him By Joe Rector Today is May 23. I just received a telephone call to inform me that my cousin had passed. Right at this moment, I don’t feel much of anything. In fact, it’s hard to believe that the man is gone. Charles (Charlie) Quinton Balch might...