by design | Jun 9, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
You can’t handle the truth! Marine Col. Jessup from A Few Good Men By Dr. Jim Ferguson You often hear it said that “The movie is not as good as the book.” While that may sometimes be true, I believe it’s more often an unfair comparison. Books have the space (and time)...
by design | Jun 9, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
Bald River Falls Bridge reopens By Mike Steely Where else can you drive your car past a roaring waterfall and then safely park and walk back up the road to see it up close? The Bald River Falls Bridge has been closed for a couple of years, and the entire span in...
by design | Jun 9, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
Grief: An Uninvited Guest That Can’t Be Ignored By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor Grief is a really weird thing. It doesn’t always make sense. It doesn’t follow the rules. It never asks for permission to invade. It shows up in the strangest...
by design | Jun 9, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Hush Your Mouth By Joe Rector I had my idea for this week’s column all sorted out in my head. I would enjoy writing about the subject and could do it with a minimum amount of effort. Well, that idea went down the tubes when I read just a few minutes ago a sports...
by design | Jun 9, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘He made his point clearly and moved on’ By Tom Mattingly During Ben Byrd’s career at the Knoxville Journal (1947-91) and in his other published works, there were precious few wasted words. He made his point clearly and moved on. He was also a tenacious defender of...
