by Ray Hill | Feb 11, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Tennessee Senator Bill Frist was not the first physician to serve in the United States Senate; almost sixty years before Dr. Frist took the oath of office, a physician left the Senate through death. Royal S. Copeland was an unusual person and for that matter, an...
by Ray Hill | Feb 4, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill The White House, following a century and a half of wars, repairs and the addition of a new third floor caused serious problems for the area reserved for the First Family. Virtually nobody thought Harry Truman would be occupying the White House in 1949 and...
by Ray Hill | Jan 28, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill I’ve written about Senator Bennett Champ Clark of Missouri previously, but I think he is such an interesting character, he deserves a closer look. Bennett Clark’s life has all the fundamentals of a good story; love, success, turmoil and tragedy. Clark...
by Ray Hill | Jan 21, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Dan Kuykendall (pronounced Kirk-en-dall) was the first Republican to be elected to Congress from West Tennessee since 1882. Kuykendall was also the first Republican to represent E. H. Crump’s former domain of Memphis in the House of Representatives;...
by Ray Hill | Jan 14, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Father of the Tennessee Valley Authority By Ray Hill George W. Norris, although a Nebraskan, has a relevance and importance to our community many may fail to realize. Norris Dam and the community of Norris are named for George William Norris. One might think it odd...
by Ray Hill | Jan 7, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Willa Blake Eslick was the first woman ever to be elected to Congress from the State of Tennessee. Mrs. Eslick served only an abbreviated term in the U. S. House of Representatives and was elected following the death of her husband, Congressman...
