By Steve Williams There were times this basketball season when Tennessee Vols fans were either complaining or yawning or doing both. That old saying in sports about “offense sells tickets and defense wins championships” was being put to a test, and head coach Cuonzo Martin’s style of play was being seriously questioned. A 37-36 loss […]
By Ray Hill John Sherman Cooper was one of the most enduring and popular public figures in Kentucky in the post World War II era and he was, of all things, a Republican. Cooper was among those titanic figures that dominated Kentucky politics for decades, including Senator and Vice President Alben Barkley and […]
By Steve Williams The calendar may have said “spring break,” but Old Man Winter wasn’t ready to be benched last week. He could go another inning or two. As a result, a lot of games involving Knox County high school baseball and softball teams were postponed or canceled because of snow or cold weather on […]
By Ray Hill Congressman Ross Bass and Governor Frank Clement were fighting a close race for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate in 1964 to complete the remaining two years of the late Estes Kefauver’s term. While there had been few real differences between the two leading candidates for the nomination, the race […]
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Groucho Marx once quipped, “These are my principles; and if you don’t like these, I have others.” I started thinking about this old joke as I picked up a penny in the Kroger parking lot. My wife thinks I’m crazy, but I like to go to the grocery and she encourages […]
By Alex Norman Ever since the start of the 2008 season, the positive moments have been few and far between for the Tennessee football program. They are on their fourth head coach. Their record stands at 28-34. The Vols haven’t won a bowl game. Tennessee lost a game because they had 13 players on the […]
By Steve Williams Hopes are high when teams make it to the TSSAA state basketball tournament in pursuit of a championship, but the odds for striking gold are low. Teams which made it to the Division I high school girls and boys tourneys at Murfreesboro the past two weeks had a one out of eight […]
By Ralphine Major A few years ago, our big, black Labrador dog, Buddy, came up the driveway with something in his mouth. He walked to the edge of the carport and carefully set down a wild baby rabbit. My brother, Wayne, picked the rabbit up and took it back to the area where he thought […]
By Joe Rector One of my Facebook friends posted a rather sad message the other day. He lamented the relationship with his growing daughter and longed for the years before when he was at the center of her world. I replied that he was only living the normal life of a parent. In my case, […]
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law In Chapter 7 bankruptcy, a trustee is selected in each case. The trustee is often an attorney in private practice but he or she is not required to be an attorney. The trustee is subject to supervision and auditing by the United States Trustee. The job of the trustee […]
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