by Ralphine Major | Feb 12, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It started with “The Real McCoy.” My first column was about Dr. Kyle McCoy, our mother’s cardiologist. The time we spent in cardiac rehab after her heart attack in 2007 gave us valuable insight on heart disease, but a side benefit was even...
by Joe Rector | Feb 12, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector One of the things that adhering to a diet brings on for some is a more concentrated attention to food. Instead of being satisfied with the food that is allowed, a few dieters, instead, dream of the items that aren’t allowed. I am one of those...
by design | Feb 12, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Do you believe or trust what you hear these days? Admittedly, I have become a skeptic about climate issues and politics. And I no longer trust the media who, like Chicken Little, preach everyday that the sky is falling – at least since Trump...
by Steve Williams | Feb 12, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams There is a scene in the popular movie Hoosiers that came to mind when I heard some fans’ reaction to Jeremy Pruitt’s first National Signing Day recruiting class as UT’s new head football coach. “We want Jimmy,” chanted students as Hickory High’s...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 12, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
Not Bad Considering the Circumstances By Alex Norman First things first… the sky is not falling. Did Tennessee get a top 10 recruiting class? No. When all is said the done, this class likely falls in that 18th to 22nd range nationally, and around 8th in the...
by Steve Hunley | Feb 11, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley What most people in Knox County don’t seem to realize is that Jim McIntyre’s Leadership Academy is still very much alive. When current Superintendent Bob Thomas presented the board of education with a proposal removing $900,000 of funding, Thomas...
