by Ray Hill | Apr 15, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Clearly, one of the most important and powerful positions in the American system of government is Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives. The last Tennessean to occupy this vital post was Joseph W. Byrns. Joseph Wellington Byrns was born July 20,...
by Steve Williams | Apr 9, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams This year there was a lot more drama in the NCAA women’s Final Four than in the men’s. When Loyola of Chicago’s Cinderella run ended against Michigan in the semifinals, my interest in the men’s tourney dropped like an air ball. Meanwhile, those...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 9, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Over the past couple of years, the off season was a welcome time in the world of Tennessee basketball. From 2015-2017, the Vols didn’t play in the postseason, and frankly everyone was ready for a temporary break. But that was before the...
by Joe Rector | Apr 9, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector My, how times change. I haven’t heard the song “In Your Easter Bonnet” in years. A lifetime ago, children sang it in school and companies included it in their marketing strategies. Other things during Easter are much different as well. My brothers...
by Ralphine Major | Apr 9, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Get your tickets! Show time is almost here! Lots of hard work and hours of practice will all come together under the leadership of Natalee Elkins, Director/Musical Director; Daniel Lineberger, Director/Choreographer; Taylor Branson, Production...
by design | Apr 9, 2018 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Why a bird can fly but I can’t? What is in a little pill that makes my body react? How can my grandson talk to me on my cell phone from Scotland? Why do bodies become allergic to certain properties in the air and on the ground? Why do good people die...
