by design | May 11, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “Let’s get”…political. Things are a mess and no rational person can deny it. Some people tell me I’m a fool to speak out against what’s happening in our country, since doing so will anger the illiberal crowd. “Liberalism” professes to welcome...
by Mark Nagi | May 11, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman The argument for football fans has raged for years, and will continue to do so long after you and I have departed this beautiful life… Who is the better quarterback? Peyton Manning or Tom Brady? The fun part about these discussions is that beauty is in...
by Joe Rector | May 11, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The lightning streaked across the sky, thunder roared, and in an instant, the power went out. It flickered a couple of times in feeble attempts to come back on, but not until sometime later in the night was the power restored to our house and community....
by Steve Williams | May 11, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Perhaps we’ve been looking at the Tennessee baseball season the wrong way. Instead of complaining about the Vols being in last place in the Southeastern Conference and potentially facing another season out of post-season tournament play under Dave...
by design | May 11, 2015 | Archives, Columnist
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law In Tennessee the state legislature has passed specific statutes to make knowing exposure to certain sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) a criminal offense. Under Tennessee Code Annotated Section 39-13-309, “a person commits...
by design | May 11, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher This is Why I Teach. (By Farragut Middle School science teacher Mark Taylor. Reprinted by permission)… “I need to share something that happened to me tonight. I assure you I don’t mean to be self-serving in any way but this is how my night went (please...