by Ray Hill | Aug 20, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Edward H. Crump, long the political boss of Memphis and Shelby County, began to seriously fade in the summer of 1954. Increasingly weakened by heart disease, the Memphis Boss had been active in politics almost to the end. When former governor Prentice...
by Steve Williams | Aug 20, 2017 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
By Steve Williams Will McMahan stands out at Carter High football games, particularly at halftime. He’s the guy playing a saxophone and marching in the school band in his football uniform, a rare sight indeed. Before and after the 20-minute intermission, McMahan, a...
by design | Aug 14, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Washington, D.C. is a beautiful city, at least on the surface. You might be surprised to learn that it was built on swamp land unsuitable for farming or much else. The layout for the city was done by Pierre L’Enfant, who left France to fight in the...
by design | Aug 14, 2017 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore What do these people have in common? Miguel Ferrer, Mary Tyler Moore, John Hurt, Mike Conners, Barbara Hale, Bill Paxton, Chuck Berry, Don Rickles, Erin Moran, Roger Moore, Adam West, Martin Landau, Sam Shepherd, and most recently, Glen Campbell. This...
by Joe Rector | Aug 14, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I took grandson Madden home after a short visit with us. After a few hours of babysitting, I crawled back into my little Nissan Sentra for the return trip. Radio stations fade out quickly as I drive home on the interstate, so, I plugged in my iPod and...
by Ralphine Major | Aug 14, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It was 1973, and we were young. With our waist-length dark hair, we looked like students. We were. But, we were also bridging the gap between student and employee. It was in the work place that Linda and I first met. The Daniel & Duncan Law...
