by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 2, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan As my wife often tells me, lawyers use funny words and phrases that are unnecessary, just to make themselves seem important. Well, sometimes I agree with her. Even some of the job titles we give out for those people working at a law firm can be...
by Ralphine Major | Dec 2, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major At first glance, there seemed to be a divine aura about it. The country road looked like it was leading straight up into the heavens. The mountains, barely visible above the fog, added to the unusual setting. I looked at it for several minutes as...
by Joe Rector | Dec 2, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector If a person lives long enough, he can find himself smack dab in the middle of bunches of different folks. With a little luck, he might even build relationships and friendships with folks in those groups. From first grade to retirement, those people make...
by Steve Hunley | Dec 1, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Who would have thought I would agree with every single word spoken by former president Barack Obama? Certainly not me, but yet I did. Former president Obama, speaking at a symposium at his foundation in Chicago, basically told the “politically woke”...
by Ray Hill | Dec 1, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Strickland Case By Ray Hill “I’m guilty,” were the only words spoken by William “Billy” Strickland, a fresh-faced twenty-eight year old when he revisited the Knox County Court House. Strickland had been engaged in a bitter battle for custody of his four year-old...
by design | Nov 25, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Thanksgiving is late this year, so my thankful thoughts are consequently a bit late in November. I am thankful for many things, certainly more than things I whine about, such as the aches and pains commensurate with traveling around in a body that...