by Steve Williams | Apr 16, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams There’s a few things we’ll be seeing in Tennessee football again under new head coach Jeremy Pruitt and it’s possible we may get a glimpse in the upcoming Orange and White game. Remember the huddle? Grandfathers and dads should be prepared to...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 15, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Lord have mercy! To read the editorial penned by Buzz Thomas in the Knoxville New Sentinel a week and a half ago, one would think the world as we know it was coming to an end. Fortunately, it’s more of a case of Chicken Little and “The sky is falling!...
by Ray Hill | Apr 15, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Clearly, one of the most important and powerful positions in the American system of government is Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives. The last Tennessean to occupy this vital post was Joseph W. Byrns. Joseph Wellington Byrns was born July 20,...
by Steve Williams | Apr 9, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams This year there was a lot more drama in the NCAA women’s Final Four than in the men’s. When Loyola of Chicago’s Cinderella run ended against Michigan in the semifinals, my interest in the men’s tourney dropped like an air ball. Meanwhile, those...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 9, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Over the past couple of years, the off season was a welcome time in the world of Tennessee basketball. From 2015-2017, the Vols didn’t play in the postseason, and frankly everyone was ready for a temporary break. But that was before the...
by Joe Rector | Apr 9, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector My, how times change. I haven’t heard the song “In Your Easter Bonnet” in years. A lifetime ago, children sang it in school and companies included it in their marketing strategies. Other things during Easter are much different as well. My brothers...
