by Joe Rector | Dec 28, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I made a run to Costco the week before Christmas. My goal was to pick up a few things that Amy had on her list. I arrived before the place even opened, quick-stepped it through the entrance a few minutes later and arrived back at the car in about 10...
by design | Dec 28, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Shopping is finished, baking is finished, decorating is finished, wrapping is finished, and that great day has arrived and went. Toasts have been raised and scrumptious feasts have been partaken. How the time flew! And what is left? Empty feelings,...
by Mark Nagi | Dec 28, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman That’s it. I’m done. It’s over. I can’t take the losing, the heartache and the pain. No, I’m not a Tennessee fan refusing to sign up for season tickets again after yet another season in which the Vols lost to rivals Florida or Alabama. I’m talking...
by Steve Williams | Dec 28, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Real Tennessee football fans don’t get caught up in all the bowl hype, or at least they shouldn’t. The truth of the matter is the Vols haven’t played in a major bowl game since Jan. 1, 2005, when Tennessee, led by Rick Clausen, pummeled Texas A&M...
by design | Dec 28, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Ordinarily I don’t care for end of the year reviews. To me they imply torpid journalism. But, I’m not a journalist; I’m a columnist. So here’s a look at the present instead of the past. Actually, a “year in review” might not be too bad if full of...
by Ray Hill | Dec 27, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Harry Truman’s miraculous campaign for president in 1948 has become part of American political lore. Just about every American who can see has seen the famous picture of a beaming Truman holding up a copy of the Chicago Tribune with the headline blaring...
