by design | May 11, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly In nearly 70 years of watching Tennessee football, I have calculated seeing the Vols play in 15 states and 38 stadiums, 34 outdoors and four indoors (the Astrodome, the Carrier Dome, the Louisiana Superdome, and the Georgia Dome). I’ve been around...
by design | May 11, 2026 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi The only constant… is change. That is certainly the case in the world of collegiate athletics. The way that the NCAA and its member institutions do business looks very different today than it did a decade ago. Conference realignment. NIL. The most absurd...
by design | May 11, 2026 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector A couple of years ago, Mark Evans called it a career and retired from his dental practice. My family, and hundreds of others, visited him at least twice a year for check-ups and other dental work. When he left, I was confounded. A new dentist was needed,...
by design | May 11, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
There is no distinctly American criminal class – except Congress Mark Twain By Dr. Jim Ferguson Perhaps the reason I became an internist is because I notice details, differences or a divergence from the typical or standard. Some years ago, I became...
by design | May 11, 2026 | The Daily Focus
The East Tennessee Historical Society’s (ETHS) annual Awards of Excellence were presented at the organization’s awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 5, at the East Tennessee History Center in Knoxville. Since 1982, ETHS has annually recognized individuals and...
