by Ralphine Major | May 4, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major “Her children arise up, and call her blessed” Proverbs 31:28 (KJV) Mother’s Day. It is one of the most celebrated times of the year. The role of a mother is special. It is her nature to nurture and care, guide and direct, and sacrifice and pray...
by design | May 4, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore The earliest Mother’s Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 1600s, England celebrated a day called “Mothering Sunday” celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent...
by Joe Rector | May 4, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector In the crook of the gutter at the corner of our deck, a robin worked diligently until she built her nest. Its position kept if out of the rain, and she found her place and began the process of hatching the eggs that held her babies. I’ve watched her for...
by design | May 4, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson You have to be careful what you say around children. Their minds are like sponges, absorbing the world around them, even though at times it may seem difficult to get their attention. The other day I was trying to get Oakley’s attention and...
by design | May 3, 2015 | Absher, Archives, Columnist
By Sally Absher When South Knoxville resident Victoria DeFreese had the opportunity to attend the Computers in Libraries 2015 Conference in Washington DC last week, she jumped at the chance. And when she decided to take along her 13 year old son James and his best...
by Ray Hill | May 3, 2015 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Joseph Taylor Robinson was Majority Leader of the United States Senate during the first one hundred days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal. Few politicians have enjoyed the breadth and length of the career Joe T. Robinson had in Arkansas. A...
