by Ray Hill | Apr 21, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Almost entirely forgotten today, Benton McMillin was one of the most popular politicians in Tennessee for decades. McMillin served in Congress for twenty years, two terms as Tennessee’s governor, and went on to serve as a diplomat. McMillin’s wife,...
by design | Apr 15, 2013 | Archives, Columnist
By Tasha Mahurin Tasha@knoxfocus.com Caty Davis has been participating in teen pageants for three years. Last year she was crowned Miss Knoxville’s Outstanding Teen, as well as, Knoxville’s Distinguished Young Woman, and just last fall she earned the title Miss...
by Ray Hill | Apr 14, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Political success can come quickly and just as quickly be snuffed out. Rush D. Holt of West Virginia is a prime example of stunning political success at an early age, his electoral career squandered either through insistence upon remaining true to his...
by design | Apr 8, 2013 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I have always had a sense of wanderlust. And I have been blessed and able to exercise this passion for travel. They say that people’s dogs often look like their masters. My dog Jack is a feist, a terrier breed. He really doesn’t look like me,...
by Ralphine Major | Apr 8, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major He got lots of “twos” during the 1964-65 basketball season. His coach wishes there had been a three-point shot back then. Leslie Spitzer, a Gibbs High senior who wore the No. 30 jersey, was one of the starting Eagles on the boys basketball team. ...
by Steve Williams | Apr 8, 2013 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams There is still room in NCAA Division 1 basketball for the little man. We’ve seen plenty of good examples in this year’s postseason play. Diminutive guards Russ Smith, a 6-foot, 165-pounder, and Peyton Siva, also 6-0 but a little thicker, led...
