by design | Aug 15, 2016 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Traditionally, historians tend to think ancient Egypt was the site of cat domestication, owing to the clear depictions of house cats in Egyptian paintings about 3600 years ago. However, in 2004, a grave excavated in Cyprus, contained the skeletons, laid...
by Ralphine Major | Aug 15, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major They moved from Union County to Knox County in 1912 and joined Fairview Baptist Church in Corryton, Tennessee. The Knisley family began a long association with the church and community. Since that time, there have been children, grandchildren, or...
by design | Aug 15, 2016 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson For thousands or millions of years – depending on your interpretation of science and scripture – mankind has had a symbiotic relationship with bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract or “gut.” In fact, a depletion or eradication of...
by Mark Nagi | Aug 15, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Most college football coaches love to talk about the importance of recruiting their home state, the whole “put up a wall around the borders” thing… Tennessee head coach Butch Jones has made recruiting the Volunteer state a priority since he arrived in...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 14, 2016 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The ballots in the recent election had barely been counted when the News Sentinel started giving the new Board of Education advice about how to pick the next superintendent. The Sentinel told the incoming Board members just what to look for in a new...
by Ray Hill | Aug 14, 2016 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill When one thinks of bossism in Tennessee politics, Edward Hull Crump of Memphis leaps to mind. Much has been written about the Crump machine, but Hilary Howse of Nashville headed an equally potent and thriving political machine in Davidson County. There...
