by design | Jun 20, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
The New SEC is a Mixed Bag By Mark Nagi Time waits for none of us, and that includes the world of collegiate athletics. The Southeastern Conference, which announced a couple of years ago the additions of Texas and Oklahoma, announced its SEC schedule for the 2024...
by design | Jun 20, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
America on Trial “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” By Dr. Jim Ferguson As I begin this essay,...
by design | Jun 20, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
Golf Buddies By Joe Rector I started playing golf after I married Amy. Her Poppa played and wanted me to go with him. I enjoyed the time with him, but my game was filled with hacks at the ball and worm burners that rolled along the fairways. At other times, the...
by design | Jun 20, 2023 | Columnist, Major
A Photo Reflection for Father’s Day By Ralphine Major It is the last in our family series of pictures taken on Easter Sunday 1973. I was wearing my now familiar navy and white polka dot dress as we were dressed for church. This time my brother and I are standing...
by design | Jun 19, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Give Some Credit Where Credit Is Due The Knox County Democratic Party has latched onto the Juneteenth holiday by turning it into a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King. I wonder if the Democrats have taken pains to invite those responsible for making...
by design | Jun 19, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
When the Mountain State had Three Senators “History is not the past but a map of the past, drawn from a particular point of view, to be useful to the modern traveler.” Historian Henry Glassie. By Ray Hill Sorting through history is rather like finding an...
