by Joe Rector | Jun 11, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I arrived at the Knox County Clerk’s office about five minutes before it opened. A man in front of me said the last time he completed this chore, he was number 50 in line. However, at that early hour, I walked in and immediately met one of the workers...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 11, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Typically, the Major League Baseball Draft has been felt across Knoxville area high schools, as well as the University of Tennessee. 2018 was no different, as a handful of prospects from the high school and college ranks heard their names called last...
by Steve Hunley | Jun 10, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley “You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” – Abraham Lincoln Editorial writers for the Nashville Tennessean and the Memphis Commercial Appeal...
by Ray Hill | Jun 10, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Thirty-two year old William E. Brock, III had managed the impossible, winning Tennessee’s Third Congressional district in 1962. It was the first time the Third District had elected a Republican congressman since 1920. Brock was one of...
by design | Jun 4, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Who do you listen to these days? Perhaps you’ve quit listening all together. Most folks I know stay at least partially engaged in the events of the day, but sometimes I wonder. There is an excuse for being uninformed. Though we live in the...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 4, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Tennessee athletics have been a source of major controversy, internal strife, and nearly constant underachievement for the past decade. There have been too many coaching changes and administrator changes to count on the UT campus, and the...