by Jedidiah McKeehan | Sep 18, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
What is it and what is the punishment for doing it By Jedidiah McKeehan Either you’ve done it, or you know someone who has done it…smashed a mailbox to smithereens. You/they were probably young and thought it was hilarious and didn’t really think about any possible...
by Joe Rector | Sep 18, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The end of August and the beginning of September haven’t been the kindest of months to many folks in the country. Hurricanes in the east and infernos in the west displace families and destroy business. Our feelings go out to all who have suffered such...
by Ralphine Major | Sep 18, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major They are considered among our most prized possessions. Whether in formal settings or candid snapshots, family photos are treasures that are to be enjoyed again and again. They are reminders of special times in our lives and places we have been...
by design | Sep 18, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson There’s a difference between Southerners and so-called “Yankees,” just as there are differences between Knoxvillians and folks from San Francisco. My observation is not rocket science, and even the Beach Boys sang about regional differences...
by Ray Hill | Sep 17, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Ross Bass, for ten years a congressman from Tennessee’s Sixth District and U. S. senator for two years, was seeking to return to Congress in 1976. Bass had earlier announced he was done with politics after a disappointing defeat in 1974 for the Democratic...
by Joe Rector | Sep 11, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I’ve been reading J.D. Vance’s book “Hillbilly Elegy” the last couple of days. Putting it down is difficult. While I’m not from the hills and backwoods of Kentucky, our families have similarities, and his words spark plenty of memories of my childhood...
