by Mark Nagi | Jan 13, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman “Losing feels worse than winning feels good.” – Vin Scully As I watched the end to the final (thank you baby Jesus) BCS National Championship game, I couldn’t help but feel empathy for fans of the Auburn Tigers. Their team had a 21-3 advantage late in...
by Mike Steely | Jan 13, 2014 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Last week’s huge Ninth Annual Advertising Auction at Fountain City Auction inspired me to go dig out some old promotional buttons or pins I found years ago in an abandoned theater. The place is long gone now, but back 30 years or so the building was...
by design | Jan 13, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’ve heard it said that in retirement you work even harder. I’m not convinced of this yet, but it is different. As my readers know, I’ve left my traditional medical practice and “retired from Summit Medical Group.” It was a big decision for me,...
by Steve Hunley | Jan 12, 2014 | Archives, Hunley
By Steve Hunley With the arrival of the New Year, politics will heat up in Knox County. Virtually every office in the county is up for grabs, with the exception of the Law Director and Property Assessor’s office. Oddly, the races seeming to draw the most attention...
by Ray Hill | Jan 12, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill My grandmother was from Madisonville, Tennessee and I recall very well her traveling from her home in Maryville to attend the funeral of Senator Estes Kefauver in August of 1963. She retained a fondness for Senator Kefauver throughout her life and never...
by Ray Hill | Dec 22, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill For years, Ben W. Hooper was the most successful Republican politician in the state of Tennessee, if the measure was the ability to win a statewide election. A fiery and dynamic speaker, Hooper was a successful lawyer, yet he had overcome serious...
