by design | Jan 21, 2013 | Beeler, Columnist
By Richie Beeler The re-election of Barack Obama less than three months ago left conservatives wondering if one of their ilk would ever be elected to the presidency again. The election of 2012 once again proved America is a nation with a deep ideological divide. But...
by Joe Rector | Jan 21, 2013 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector In another universe and another time, Sunday was a day of rest. It was a day that defined the end of a hard week of work and school. That Sabbath was filled with some of the most comfortable and reassuring things for every member of the family. My...
by Ray Hill | Jan 20, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill For decades the Bankhead family was one of the most politically prominent in the state. Today, perhaps the best-known member of the family is the late actress Tallulah Bankhead, yet Miss Bankhead’s father William was Speaker of the U. S. House of...
by design | Jan 14, 2013 | Beeler, Columnist
By Richie Beeler There’s a new church emerging in America. It’s the one your founding fathers feared most. The religion that is rearing its head in the 21st century bears little resemblance to the one protected by the First Amendment. There is no protection for this...
by design | Jan 14, 2013 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Have you ever gone to the refrigerator and found something unidentifiable in a Tupperware container? There’s a great line by Walter Matthau in the Odd Couple movie. His character Oscar is hosting a poker party and announces to his buddies, “I’ve...
by Mark Nagi | Jan 14, 2013 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman New Tennessee head coach Butch Jones knows the importance of recruiting to the success of a football program. So it was no surprise that he talked about recruiting in the early stages of his introductory press conference on December 7th. What was a...