by Joe Rector | Jul 24, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I “had” to buy a lawnmower the other week. Oh, it wasn’t because I didn’t have one already. In fact, two riding mowers are in the basement. My older brother and his wife bought the first one a year after my mother died; they did so that I could keep the...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 24, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major His answer was always the same: “Harbison’s Crossroads,” our father would answer when anyone asked where we lived. I thought it sounded quaint. Corryton, it seemed, would be a better answer. For years, there was a four-way stop in the rural...
by design | Jul 24, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’m often asked to comment on or explain what another doctor told a friend or family member. However, I’m careful to comment, other than in general terms, because I have incomplete information. Doctors call superficial opinions “curbside...
by design | Jul 24, 2017 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Every once in a while, the inevitable happens. Such was the case with me. Last week I wrote about books and mentioned the novel “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.” I was so disappointed with it. The plot was intriguing and the scenes were remarkable with...
by Steve Williams | Jul 24, 2017 | Columnist, Williams
The SEC Media Days are in the rearview mirror, but Alabama’s stature in the conference is so enormous, we can still see Big Al, the school’s mascot elephant, and hear “Roll Tide” from miles and miles away. Based on the votes of the media in its prediction of how the...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jul 24, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan In Tennessee, people love their guns. You may be a gun lover yourself. You may have multiple guns and have your handgun carry permit. Not that long ago the laws were changed in Tennessee to allow gun owners more freedom to carry their guns at...
