by Ray Hill | Feb 15, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Just after the turn of the century, Tennessee’s Democratic Party became almost hopelessly fractured. The candidacies of two men helped to heal the deep divisions inside the Democratic Party in Tennessee: that of Kenneth D. McKellar for the United...
by Steve Hunley | Feb 15, 2015 | Archives, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Governor Bill Haslam is surprised over the defeat of his “Insure Tennessee” program inside a committee in the State Senate. I’m not the least bit surprised. Evidently the governor doesn’t talk to many people outside his own circle. The legislature is...
by design | Feb 9, 2015 | Moore
By Rosie Moore Valentine’s Day is only a few days away, when lovers show their love in various ways. Here are some quotes from people about that day. “Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an...
by design | Feb 9, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson It’s difficult not to be discouraged these days. I sometimes wonder if the uninformed are happier. However, how can anyone not be aware of the ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) savages or call them anything else? After all, they murder and...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 9, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It might seem presumptuous, considering that most of these kids have never played a down of college football at any level. But the potential that Tennessee’s recruiting class, a consensus top 5 group nationally, brings to Knoxville is off the charts....
by Steve Williams | Feb 9, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams All’s well that ends well. That, it seems, was the case in the recruitment of Seth Marshall. The West High quarterback, who guided the Rebels to the Class 5A state championship in December, was one of the most productive football players in the state...
