by design | Nov 2, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Regular readers are not surprised to find my dabbles into history, philosophy, spirituality, science, medicine or politics. And hopefully, they find a thought-provoking montage of words, phrases, metaphors and quotations. I’ll start this week’s...
by design | Nov 2, 2026 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Schadenfreude is defined as “enjoyment obtained from seeing or hearing about the troubles of others.” Is there any greater avenue for that feeling of pleasure, joy, and satisfaction that comes from learning about the failures, pain, and/or humiliation of...
by design | Nov 2, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly One of the most controversial bowl games in Tennessee history was played on Dec. 20, 1971, at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. It was No. 9 Tennessee and No. 18 Arkansas squaring off for the first time since 1907. A crowd of 45,210, equally divided...
by design | Nov 2, 2026 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Ball Camp sure doesn’t look like the community in which I grew up. I thought about that as I remembered that Halloween is this weekend. I’ve talked about how the fields where we played and cut cedar Christmas trees are now packed with houses that...
by design | Nov 2, 2026 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor Imagine, for a moment, that a block of marble wasn’t an inanimate object but could speak. Imagine that it could feel every blow of the hammer and every sharp edge of the sculptor’s chisel. I doubt the marble...
by design | Nov 1, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Pretense, Hypocrisy And Outright Lies The hypocrisy of the Democrat-Socialists in this country knows no bounds. In fact, it borders on the pathological. The Democrat-Socialists long ago dropped their mask of pretense. They are coming closer and...
