by Ray Hill | Sep 7, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Woodrow Wilson was the first Democrat to be reelected to a second consecutive term since Andrew Jackson. He had campaigned on the slogan, “He Kept Us Out of War” in 1916 and the President faced a serious opponent in the person of Charles Evans Hughes. ...
by Ray Hill | Sep 1, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill It may well be quite difficult for many readers to imagine the importance of newspapers decades ago, as we now live in an age where the Internet reigns supreme and daily papers are much diminished, if not dying. The daily newspaper was one of, if not the...
by Ray Hill | Aug 24, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill The story of Grace Moore is not at all political in nature and hopefully readers of this column will not be sorely disappointed. Miss Moore’s story is, however uniquely and quintessentially American. It is both an interesting story and certainly part of...
by Ray Hill | Aug 17, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Occasionally, a candidate comes out of nowhere to win an election. It is not a common occurrence in politics, but it has happened throughout our history. James Edward Murray was one such candidate. Born May 3, 1876 in Canada, young Murray was sent to the...
by Ray Hill | Aug 10, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill One of the lesser-known political dynasties in the country was birthed in the hollows and coal fields of West Virginia. The Kee family dominated the politics of Bluefield, West Virginia and father, mother, and son represented the Fifth Congressional...
by Ray Hill | Aug 3, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Tennessee has been quite fortunate in oftentimes having an excellent Congressional delegation. The landscape and economic condition of Tennessee would be much different had it not been for the ability of some of our Congressional delegation to...
