by design | Jan 19, 2026 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Over the last few weeks, you’ve probably heard or read a lot about the Tennessee quarterback position. Joey Aguilar had a terrific 2025 season, throwing for 3,565 yards and 24 touchdowns for the Vols. But it seems like a long shot to see him in Orange and...
by design | Jan 19, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Sometime in mid-2010, Glenn Thackston of the Vol Network called, looking for copy for a video highlighting “The Greatest Plays” from 1997 through 2009. With that in mind, we examined the top plays of that era, the plays that help get the memory banks...
by design | Jan 19, 2026 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. Zohran Mamdani has now been sworn in as mayor of New York City. He claims to be a Democratic Socialist, but this is simply putting lipstick on a pig. Socialism has proven in a majority of countries around the world that it is really good at one...
by design | Jan 19, 2026 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Today is the last day I can do any meaningful work for the next month. Tomorrow, I will have cataract surgery on my left eye, and after two weeks of taking care of that side, I’ll have the other repaired. For the most part, the month of January is a...
by design | Jan 19, 2026 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor This piece is written from a deeply personal place. One day recently, I woke up before the alarm sounded, my eyes opening to a weight I could not see but felt immediately. The room was still dark, yet my mind...
by design | Jan 19, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
Women should not be getting between ICE agents and foreign fugitives. Jessie Waters By Dr. Jim Ferguson In 1787, the Founders of our country formulated the most unique document in the history of humankind. Outside the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Ben...
