by design | Apr 14, 2014 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore The wild sweet rain of April spills On golden-throated daffodils On garden walls and new green bough On earth fresh-turned before the plough. It scrubs the pansy’s small shy face And shines each blade of grass in place to leave the springtime world...
by design | Apr 14, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Do you remember the days of HMOs? Back in the 1990s health maintenance organizations were ballyhooed as the way to reduce medical costs. Basically, this was accomplished by limiting medical services. The justification for restricting care was to...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 14, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It’s one of those old sports adages… “Act like you’ve been there before.” It’s what we’d like football players to do after scoring a touchdown. Instead of putting on a show, hand the football to the official and celebrate with the teammates that helped...
by Steve Williams | Apr 14, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams There seemed to be more laughter than sadness when family, friends and fans of Bobby Denton reacted to the passing of the popular and longtime University of Tennessee football public address announcer last week. From the many stories I’ve read and...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 14, 2014 | Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley All of a sudden, School Superintendent Jim McIntyre is interested in giving the teachers a pay raise. During his almost six years as superintendent, McIntyre hasn’t shown much concern or interest in educators, but recently he’s come under fire from...
by Ray Hill | Apr 13, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Senator Estes Kefauver won a resounding reelection victory in 1960 after facing a bitter primary contest with Judge Andrew “Tip” Taylor. It was to be his last campaign. Kefauver never relied on the usual gift of the Southern politician, oratory. A...