by Joe Rector | Jul 23, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector HBO aired a documentary about Robin Williams last week. Anyone who knows me well can quickly assure folks that I watched it. Since the beginning of his career, I followed him and lauded his creative and comedic abilities. Williams hooked me with the...
by design | Jul 23, 2018 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore When I sit down at my piano I play a lot of the old-fashioned hymns that I love and also some contemporary hymns that are becoming favorites today. One of my favorite singer of hymns is George Beverly Shea, and I play a lot of his hymns that I can still...
by design | Jul 23, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Apparently, Tennessee’s Senator Bob Corker would prefer President Trump insult Putin in front of the whole world at a press conference rather than exercising civility. You realize no president has ever insulted another leader publicly face to face....
by Mark Nagi | Jul 23, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It’s an annual rite of passage… and the first true sign that college football season isn’t that far away. For Jeremy Pruitt, the new Tennessee coach, SEC Media Days was a chance to show Vols fans that he’s not very concerned about the recent past. The...
by Steve Williams | Jul 23, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Best news to come out of SEC Media Days last week was Coach Jeremy Pruitt’s announcement that Trey Smith had been medically cleared to play football and rejoin the team. The 6-6, 320-pound Smith, who missed spring practice due to an...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jul 23, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan We have all heard that we can act in self-defense when someone is trying to hurt us but what Tennessee law actually says we are allowed to do that? There are actually three very short statutes that spell out what you can do when acting in...