by design | Dec 21, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Main Stream Media … Narrative, Not News If anyone doubts the daily newspaper has become part and parcel of the mainstream news media, one only has to read a smidgen of what appears there. In a recent letter to the editor, the writer stated,...
by design | Dec 21, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Long forgotten by most, the late Congressman Robert Ashton “Fats” Everett was one of the more colorful politicians from the political pages of Tennessee’s history. Everett was, by any measure, a political professional well before he ever was elected to...
by design | Dec 15, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson By the time you see this essay, it will almost be winter. According to the astronomical definition, winter begins with the winter solstice, which will be December 21 this year. This day will bring us the least daylight and the longest night of the...
by design | Dec 15, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
More Than A Day Away by Mike Steely I think my most memorable gift was a small bike that had belonged to a relative. I was probably seven or eight years old, and I remember bothering my parents for a bike, although I doubt back then I could ride well. That Christmas...
by design | Dec 15, 2025 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi There is no way around it. The College Football Playoff system must be sent to the Great Beyond. The selection format, as revealed by the weekly ranking, reveals the number of teams involved, and the hypocritical treatment of conference title games… Bury...
by design | Dec 15, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Over the years, traveling to various venues on the SEC basketball circuit was not for the faint of heart. In earlier years, it was a tough task, night-in and night-out, 18 games played home-and-home. Things haven’t changed very much today. Making the...
