by design | Jun 13, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Eight Additional Recipients Receive Read to be Ready Grants for Summer Reading Programs Education Commissioner Candice McQueen and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd announced that, with support from the Department of Economic...
by Ralphine Major | Jun 13, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major While mothers are usually considered the ones who nurture our families, I think of fathers as the backbones of our families. The summer holiday almost midway between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July is the day set aside as Father’s Day to honor...
by design | Jun 13, 2016 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Do you like to cry while reading? Do you like to cry while watching a movie? You can do both when you read or watch “Me Before You.” This story provokes tears that are redemptive, the opposite of gratuitous. It is funny, surprising and heartbreaking. It...
by design | Jun 13, 2016 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson How did you become what you are? This may seem an enigmatic question, but it is at the heart of two human yearnings; namely, where did we come from and what is our purpose? Philosophy, and considerations of Creation aside, it is obvious we come...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 13, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It is cliché, but there is still truth to the old adage that championships are won in football on the front lines. Tennessee’s defensive line has the potential to be dominant, but right now it isn’t anywhere near full strength. Key contributors...
by Ray Hill | Jun 12, 2016 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Tennesseans recall our own two senators named Gore, but there was another, who was apparently a distant cousin, Thomas Pryor Gore. T. P. Gore accomplished much and enjoyed a long and successful career in spite of being blind. Gore had suffered two...
