by Ray Hill | May 13, 2012 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Kenneth Douglas McKellar arrived in the United States Senate in 1917 and it was a much sleepier place than it would become a few decades later. Capitol Hill has always been almost a world unto itself through the ages and still is; the Senate had its...
by Ray Hill | May 6, 2012 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Despite encountering stiff opposition to the candidates supported by Shelby County Boss E. H. Crump and Tennessee’s senior United States Senator Kenneth D. McKellar, the two men were supporting Jim Nance McCord for governor in 1944. McCord had been...
by design | Mar 12, 2012 | Columnist, Moore
Here’s a memory for any of you old enough to remember: We had rooster in the chicken yard where the clothesline was. Mom would carry a stick with her because he would try to peck or spur her when she went out for the laundry. He made a delicious Sunday dinner....
by design | Feb 27, 2012 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore I don’t care what Phil Punxatawny says. Warm weather is not that far away, so let’s get geared up and try out some recipes. GRILLED PEARS Fun factoid: in the 1800’s, one pear could cost you the modern-day equivalent of...
by design | Feb 20, 2012 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore When I was a young girl we played board games such as Candyland, Monopoly and Chinese checkers. Then I got married and didn’t have much time for games until the children were old enough to play. After they got married a good friend of mine and I...
