by design | Jun 1, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore In 1915 a poem written by Moina Michael commemorates the day that everyone remembers as Memorial Day. We cherish too, the Poppy red That grows on fields where valor led, It seems to signal to the skies that blood of heroes never dies. The...
by Ray Hill | May 31, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill James Beriah Frazier, Jr. came from one of Tennessee’s most distinguished families; young Jim was the son and namesake of a former governor and United States senator. Born June 23, 1890 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, J. B. Frazier, Jr. went through the...
by Ralphine Major | May 26, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major I thought by not opening my e-mail, it would in some way discard the news I did not want to hear. But, I opened the message and read its contents: “Tommy passed away.” My mind began flashing back to the times I had seen Tommy Everette through the...
by design | May 26, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore “Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She...
by design | May 26, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson We gathered in Chattanooga’s Federal courtroom, but not for a legal battle. Because, as the presiding judge opined, this was a joyful occasion. Becky and I were there with Josie to support our “adopted” son, JP, his wife Reteysia and JP’s mother,...
by Joe Rector | May 26, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Nature enjoy a good laugh. If you don’t believe it, look at a platypus: half beaver and half duck. It’s also true that “man plans and God laughs.” This life has a funny way of jerking around those of us who think we’re in charge of everything. Take age...
