by design | Sep 19, 2016 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore On television, and on Facebook, I saw a picture of a little boy with a bloodied face, cuts and bruises on his body. His family was killed by terrorists. His little eyes looked out at the world as if to say, “Why did this happen? What will happen to me...
by design | Sep 19, 2016 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson After last week’s polemic, I need a rest from our country’s civil war; and so do my readers. Life will go on without listening to Clinton and the Trumpster’s attacks on each other. There will be ample time to re-engage before November 8th. And...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Sep 19, 2016 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan You have probably never been questioned or arrested by the police, but, in the unlikely case this happens in the future, here are some tips to keep in mind and some misconceptions presented by movies and TV that you may want to avoid. When you are...
by Ray Hill | Sep 18, 2016 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill “A college boy cannot successfully go through life by graduating in football, baseball or highballs, for the responsibilities of life are not ball-bearing.” – William H. Murray William H. Murray is almost invariably described as Oklahoma’s most colorful...
by Mike Steely | Sep 18, 2016 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Did you know that it’s quicker to fly from Knoxville to New York than to drive from here to Bristol or Nashville? Yep, in just less than two hours you’re there and what a change of cultures. My wife and I recently spent six days in New York City, the...
by Ralphine Major | Sep 12, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major A magnolia tree was planted in his memory at the high school, and there is a marker near it to honor him. Tony Karnes was a Gibbs High School graduate who tragically lost his life on one of our nation’s saddest days. As millions of Americans went...
