by design | Mar 21, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly In the days and weeks following Knoxville’s 1982 World’s Fair, there was local political wrangling about an arena that finally had Gov. Lamar Alexander hand the UT administration a decree. They had better get their act together —and soon—if they...
by design | Mar 21, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Tennessee’s men’s basketball team has become a regular participant in the NCAA tournament. That certainly hasn’t always been the case (I’m looking at you, Buzz Peterson era). The Vols began tournament play on Thursday, March 17th against Longwood...
by design | Mar 21, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson We’ve been conditioned to think that only politicians can solve our problems. But at some point, maybe we will wake up and recognize that it was the politicians who created our problems. Ben Carson I am a science-based guy. In my day, medical...
by design | Mar 21, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Nothing in my high school career was better than chorus. Milton Nelson chose his group with care, and to be in the class was an honor. My freshman year was spent in band, but playing the trumpet just didn’t offer that much fun, especially to a...
by design | Mar 21, 2022 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major They were lifelong members of the Gibbs Community. For many years, Clark and Ollie Drummer were also active members of Clapp’s Chapel United Methodist Church. When our family moved into the neighborhood many years ago, Ollie and Clark would often...
by design | Mar 21, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely If you are a history buff you might enjoy a day trip into Kentucky to the little town of Manchester. The town is special in many different ways. It’s not just the county seat of Clay County but Manchester was once, long ago, along the old Warrior’s Path...
