by Joe Rector | Oct 21, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I admit it. I’m addicted to coverage of the political drama that is playing out on the cable networks. No, I’m not a fan of the president, but rest assured that neither am I a fan of those Democrats like Warren and Sanders. I’m more of a...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Oct 21, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan You may be watching the news, or reading an article online about a high-profile criminal case and the criminal defendant is found guilty and sentenced to a long prison sentence. What the articles and stories usually do not discuss is how much of...
by Ralphine Major | Oct 21, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com Perhaps it is this time of year—in the fall—that has caused me to look back at some old photos. Or, perhaps it was my brother’s recent birthday celebration that reminded me of earlier times. It could be because this...
by design | Oct 21, 2019 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Yes, it finally rained. Not a whole lot but enough to make the flowers and other flora give a sigh of relief. And it also has gotten cooler, making it seem that autumn is finally arriving. Whenever I think of rain, I think of Noah, that great...
by Steve Hunley | Oct 20, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Most of the time it began with out of state consultants hired by Mayor Rogero to research ways to “make Knoxville better” in Rogero speak and almost each time very expensive multi-million dollar projects or vast changes in the Knoxville zoning and...
by Ray Hill | Oct 20, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Congressman Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. seemed to have everything going for him; the only child and namesake of long-time congressman and late Speaker of the House Joseph W. Byrns, had defeated a reasonably popular incumbent inside the Democratic primary in...
