by design | Oct 30, 2017 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore There’s no way I can calculate the number of times I have moved when I was a child. Now wait a minute! There’s also no way to speculate the number of moves I’ve made since being an adult either. Why is that? I think the economy has a lot to do with it;...
by Steve Williams | Oct 30, 2017 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The past two seasons of Tennessee women’s basketball felt much like a rollercoaster ride for its fans. And for Coach Holly Warlick, there probably were nights when she felt like screaming … and pulling her hair out. Based on her comments to the...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Oct 30, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan When you think about marriage ceremonies, there are a few images that usually come to mind. The bride walking down the aisle, saying vows in front of a minister, kissing the bride, having a reception, and maybe seeing a relative of the bridal party do...
by Steve Hunley | Oct 29, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Knox County Board of Education will today begin discussions about the future of the Leadership Academy, otherwise known as the Center for Educational Leadership. This is the soft berth where Jim McIntyre landed after quitting as superintendent of...
by Ray Hill | Oct 29, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Despite intense pressure from constituents and his own political party, Senator John Knight Shields of Tennessee remained determined to vote his convictions as the United States Senate considered the Treaty of Versailles. John Knight Shields had been the...
by Ralphine Major | Oct 23, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major “May I help you?” I asked. “Hello. I’m Jim Duncan, Mr. Duncan’s son,” he said while extending his hand. I was working that summer as an intern in the late Congressman John J. Duncan’s Knoxville office. After classes ended for this college freshman,...
