by Mike Steely | Jul 9, 2018 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Are you interested in three days of free festival fun just 90 minutes north of Knoxville that includes two stages of music, a car and motorcycle show, a 2K run, street parties and carnival rides? If your answer is yes, you should check out the Nibroc...
by Joe Rector | Jul 9, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I intentionally waited to write this until the day of July 4th. It’s not so much because I am lazy, but in the world today, things occur so quickly that I’m never sure whether the events on which I comment will prove to be true or false. At this point,...
by design | Jul 9, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson It is Independence Day (July 4th) as I pen this essay. Actually, I don’t use a pen, but move electrons around on my laptop to make words to express my gratitude to all those who have ever served in the military and who guard my freedom. I graduated...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 9, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major I am not sure when I first began to realize that he was more than a sports broadcaster. In the sixties, I was learning his style with words like “Bottom!”—his way of letting fans know the player made a basket. It happened over the years,...
by Mark Nagi | Jul 9, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Well, summer is over next week. Pack up the beach balls and put the Corona’s away. There will be no need for those types of things anymore. Hey, I know July 4th just happened. But when you look at the calendar and see that SEC Media Days are taking...
by Steve Hunley | Jul 8, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Randy Boyd has spent many of his millions of dollars in flooding the airwaves in Tennessee trying to win the GOP nomination for governor. Always describing himself as a “conservative businessman,” Boyd has shown a keen aptitude in reading the polls and...
