by Ralphine Major | Mar 2, 2020 | Columnist, Major
Spring’s Around the Corner! By Ralphine Major It was in early February when we first noticed them. On a cold Sunday morning, there was lots of chirping coming from the field that was once our orchard. It was covered with the little birds most often identified by...
by Joe Rector | Mar 2, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector By now, millions of Americans have filed their tax returns; usually those folks are anticipating a refund. Citizens who might owe more taxes are a bit slower to file, and some request extensions to push back the dates that they must make the final...
by design | Mar 2, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson While campaigning in South Carolina, Hillary Clinton once intoned, “I don’t feel no-ways tarred.” Well, these days I often do. When I was younger, I used to get up, take a shower, drink Dolly’s “cup of ambition” and be at the top of my game. Not so...
by Steve Williams | Mar 2, 2020 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield left the Tennessee basketball program last year affectionately known as “Peanut Butter and Jelly.” So, with their former teammate’s collegiate career winding down, I’m going to call Jordan Bowden The Crust....
by Ray Hill | Mar 1, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill William Gannaway Brownlow, better known to Tennesseans as “Parson” Brownlow, was another Volunteer State governor who made it to the United States Senate. Brownlow was as colorful a character, perhaps even more so, than his predecessor, Andrew Johnson. By...
by design | Feb 24, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Even though I’m a science-based guy, I’ve come to appreciate language and words. I don’t know where this came from. My brother is also a science guy, and admits he doesn’t get good vibes from poetry or lofty prose. By contrast, I do, at least now....
