by Ray Hill | Jan 19, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Alice Roosevelt Longworth remained the most famous presidential daughter in our country’s history; certainly she was the most enduring. An especially astute observer of politics and things political, Alice Roosevelt Longworth was also known for her...
by design | Jan 13, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I assure you that I’m not fishing for comments, but sometimes I wonder if my essays make any difference or are even read. Perhaps I’ve said enough; some say so. According to marketing experts at The Knoxville Focus, the newspaper has a weekly...
by Mike Steely | Jan 13, 2020 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely You may have heard of the Standing Stone near Monterey, Tennessee, where a tall sandstone statue of a wolf or dog once stood. Legend says the stone, along what became old Avery Trace, was a Native American marker. Today the stone is only a small piece...
by Ralphine Major | Jan 13, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major During the sixties, seventies, eighties, and even the nineties, 2020 seemed so far on the horizon. Two thousand twenty and the start of a new decade. Unbelievable! Changing to a new calendar gave pause to take another look back at 2019. It was a...
by Joe Rector | Jan 13, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector On more than one occasion, I’ve stated my dislike for resolutions. We all make them after much reflection and deliberation but break them with blinding speed. Most of the things we vow to change about ourselves deal with personal growth: read more, eat...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jan 13, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidah McKeehan One of the weird terms we have in the legal field is the term, “Register of Deeds.” What in the world does this term mean that gets thrown around so regularly? The Register of Deeds is an elected county position. Quite literally, it means that...
