Enlightened

By Dr. Jim Ferguson Not infrequently, readers ask me why I sometimes use words that might not be commonplace. I’m not trying to be pedantic (ostentatiously learned), but challenging! And sometimes the perfect word is just that – the perfect word which succinctly...

A Musical Miracle

By Rosie Moore   I have a piano and I love to play on it. When I was very young a friend of mine had a piano and I would love to sit there and pretend I could play songs. When in school I made very good marks in Music class and learned the notes of the scale,...

The Nieces, II

By Ralphine Major I was too young to remember the occasion, but a rare black and white photo captured the special day.  Upcoming freshmen Dorothy Stormer, Wanda Shaver, and Georgia Ann Major brought their young nieces to school with them on the last day.  The nieces...

At it again

By Joe Rector I looked at the clock and turned off the alarm before it rang at 6:15 a.m. My eyes saw every hour as it ticked through the night. After dragging myself from the bed, dressing, and grabbing some on-the-run breakfast, I left home for my first day at...

2019 Tennessee Football Season Preview

By Alex Norman Before you read this article let’s get one thing straight. You don’t know how Tennessee is going to perform this season, and I don’t know how Tennessee is going to perform this season.  Any season preview article is, at best, an educated guess into what...

What is an S-Corp?

By Jedidah McKeehan When I think of different types of business entities that exist, there are a few that come to mind first.  Usually people have heard of an LLC, which is a limited liability company.  Another common type of entity is a corporation.  If an entity is...