by design | Sep 14, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
“Those who say they have no interest in the affairs of the polis (city-state), we say they have no business here at all.” (paraphrased from The Funeral Oration) Pericles of Athens 490 BC By Dr. Jim Ferguson I like alliteration and lately I have been considering...
by Steve Hunley | Sep 13, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Bought Jim Haslam’s Book Last Wednesday night, on the way home from the office, I stopped at a Pilot store and bought my personal copy of the book Jim Haslam has written, “Co-Piloting.” The forward, written by Mr. Haslam’s son, former governor Bill...
by Mike Steely | Sep 13, 2020 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Appalachia is a curious place to many people with its own language of sorts. Being somewhat isolated from the rest of the nation mostly because of topography the region’s dialect developed somewhat unchanged among the Scotch-Irish settlers. You don’t...
by Ray Hill | Sep 13, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill The 1964 election in Tennessee centered around the presidential contest between incumbent Lyndon Johnson and Arizona senator Barry Goldwater. It also featured hard fought contests for both of Tennessee’s seats in the United States Senate. Senator Albert...
by Mike Steely | Sep 8, 2020 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Norris Dam, the first project of the Tennessee Valley Administration, has a large number of trails and walking paths not only inside the large state park but also along its perimeters. The paths and trails offer a wide variety of difficulties, from...
by design | Sep 8, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” George Orwell. Well, Boo Radley has come out. You remember, the character played by Robert Duval in the movie adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel, “To...
