by Ralphine Major | Jun 5, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It is picture perfect! But, this rare wildlife photo is not mine. The credit belongs to someone else. In woodlands and open fields, what a thrill it is when wildlife appear! Only a few weeks ago, we were counting the days until spring. Finally,...
by Joe Rector | Jun 5, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector So, I recently celebrated my true entrance into senior citizen life. To me, 65 is the correct age for entering the group, even though AARP mails out membership cards to folks when they reach 50. At any rate, I am a bonafide “senior.” Does this mean I am...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jun 5, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan You may have heard the term “court clerk” at some point and wonder, “What does a court clerk do?” How does someone become a court clerk, anyway? The courts that have clerks are circuit, general sessions, criminal and juvenile court. In each...
by Steve Williams | Jun 5, 2017 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The day after the rains came at this year’s Spring Fling, causing repeated delays in softball and baseball games and forcing tennis play to move indoors, TSSAA Executive Director Bernard Childress said he was particularly sorry for the Powell High...
by design | Jun 5, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Often, the hardest part of writing is getting started. Sometimes I think I’ve said enough in this column after a half million words. This is especially true as another editorial deadline approaches. And then I get a phone call of praise or a fellow...
by Steve Hunley | Jun 4, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The mainstream media seems ever more comfortable in its refusal to cover increasing assaults on freedom and free speech. Take the case of Bret Weinstein, a professor of biology at Evergreen State College in Washington State. Keep in mind, Weinstein...
