by design | Mar 28, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly There was a time in college basketball even the biggest games weren’t on television. That stands in stark contrast to today, when nearly every game is on somebody’s network, oftentimes at all hours of the day or night. That was not the case,...
by design | Mar 27, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Candidate Residency Requirements will Change with New Legislation The hot mess that is the race for the 5th Congressional District is only getting messier. As this is written, the Tennessee State Senate and the House of Representatives are poised to...
by design | Mar 27, 2022 | Beeler, Columnist, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Tennessee is the only state in the country where the Supreme Court selects the attorney general. In many states, the state attorney general is elected by the voters; some are appointed by the governor and some are elected by legislatures. Tennessee’s state attorney...
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...
