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 10, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Tennessee General Assembly Approves New Legislative Districts In Special-Called Meeting Last Thursday, the Tennessee General Assembly redistricted the last remaining Democratic congressional district in the state. Naturally, the Democrat-Socialists...
by design | May 10, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill There was a time when John H. Savage was one of the most prominent men in Tennessee. With his long, wavy locks of hair and a moustache that drooped below his chin, Savage resembled a mix between an outlaw and a Chinese Mandarin, especially with his dark,...
