by design | Sep 29, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’ve learned to listen to my wife. Over the years a mutual respect of our different gifts has helped us to celebrate our thirty-ninth anniversary in September. Becky is more practical than me, and recently observed that “Americans don’t seem to...
by design | Sep 22, 2014 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Autumn is here. The start of this lovely season entails football games, the gradual turning of green leaves to brilliant hues, pumpkins, and much desired cooler weather. The smell of freshly mown grass still permeates our noses but it won’t be long...
by design | Sep 22, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson At first glance some of you may be puzzled by this title. Or perhaps you thought I misspelled the phrase “kawabonga” used by Chief Thunderthud on the Howdy Doody show. Maybe you thought I was using surfer lingo, “cowabunga,” or quoting Snoopy in...
by Mark Nagi | Sep 22, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman On Saturday the Tennessee Volunteers will try to do something they haven’t done in eight years. Win a game in Athens, Georgia. The Vols are coming off their first loss of the season, a 34-10 defeat at the hands of 4th-ranked Oklahoma in Norman. “Coach...
by Steve Williams | Sep 22, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams At the quarter pole of the 2014 University of Tennessee football season, Coach Butch Jones’ youthful Vols are 2-1 and in a pretty good position to accomplish their goal of qualifying for a post-season bowl game. Extreme optimists also see a bigger...
by Joe Rector | Sep 22, 2014 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Oh my, folks have such little sense these days. They also seem to be looking for something over which they can throw a conniption fit. Many of these individuals remind me of whiny little children who throw fits when they suffer for the acts that they’ve...
