by design | Jan 6, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
Quickly billed as an ‘ESPN Classic’ By Tom Mattingly There was a time in college basketball that even the biggest games were not on television. There were, for example, times that both games of the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament were played on Thursday...
by design | Jan 6, 2025 | Columnist, Nagi
A look ahead to 2025 in sports By Mark Nagi Regular readers of this column know that this is the week in which I get out the crystal ball and predict the next 12 months in sports. This is important for your planning purposes and in our increasingly busy lives, isn’t...
by design | Jan 6, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
We are made for kindness By Joe Rector Amy and I made plans for travel to a special destination for our 50th anniversary. Those plans melted in tears with the unexpected passing of our son Dallas in September. Since that time, we’ve become the owner of a second...
by design | Jan 6, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Coach If we allow terrorists to stop us from living, they have already won. Jim Ferguson By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’m writing this essay on New Year’s Eve, a traditional time for change or at least resolutions for diet, exercise, etc. America voted for change in November,...
by design | Jan 6, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting presidential sites More Than A Day Away By Mike Steely We have another presidential inauguration coming and it reminded me of the many times my wife and I have encountered presidents or their homes. I was stationed in Washington, D.C., in the 1960s and...
by design | Jan 5, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
2024’s Biggest Losers: The Mainstream Media and the Far Left By Steve Hunley As we welcome the New Year, we can also reflect on a stormy 2024 and select the biggest winners and losers. The biggest winner of 2024 has to be Donald Trump who stunned the political...
