by design | Jun 21, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Harold G. Hoffman was a young man in a hurry, climbing the ladder of both the business and political worlds simultaneously. Hoffman was successful, walking the halls of the mighty in the U.S. House of Representatives and being elected to a three-year term...
by design | Jun 15, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Would an 11-2 record overall, along with an SEC title, a Top 10 finish, and a BCS bowl bid be satisfactory to the Vol fan base in today’s college football environment? Every game now appears to be an “elimination game,” with the perception of...
by design | Jun 15, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
With the possible exception of Senator John Fetterman and Harold Ford Junior, the Democrats have become more dangerous than Iran. Jim Ferguson By Dr. Jim Ferguson I have often wondered if commercials actually sell products. I suspect there is data to bolster the...
by design | Jun 15, 2026 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I interviewed for my first job as a high school English teacher in 1974. Only a week of summer was left before teachers reported for in-service training for the coming school year. Luckily, Mildred Doyle honored a request from my mother to help in...
by design | Jun 14, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The protracted delay in counting the ballots in California is a prime example of just how poorly governed the once golden state has become. It has been ages since the voter rolls were purged, and ballots are mailed to everyone – an innovation of...
by design | Jun 14, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Arthur Harry Moore is not a name familiar outside of New Jersey, but in his time, Harry Moore was one of the best vote-getters in the Garden State’s history. Three times Moore was elected to nonconsecutive terms as governor of New Jersey and was also...
