by design | Jun 12, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Tennessee is no stranger to political machines, the best known of which was that of Edward Hull Crump of Memphis. Yet the Shelby County organization was hardly the only functioning political operation in Tennessee. Crump’s machine was largely confined to...
by design | Jun 6, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely There are lots of things to see and do within a short drive from Knoxville with historic sites, museums, parks, lakes and mountain scenery aplenty. There are also lots of places to eat and some very special places that not only have tasty fare but are...
by design | Jun 6, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi As I get older, the more and more I realize how beneficial life experiences are for the soul. We weren’t meant to sit on the couch and watch other people do things while we collect dust as the Netflix queue gets a workout. With that in mind, when the...
by design | Jun 6, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Over the years, it hasn’t mattered how players ended up at Tennessee to play football. It didn’t matter who they were or what their “credentials” were. Once players arrived in Knoxville, they still had to prove themselves. For those who did, there...
by design | Jun 6, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
How shall I know, unless I go to Cairo or Cathay, Whether or not this blessed spot is blessed in every way? Now it may be, the flower for me is beneath my nose; How shall I tell, unless I smell The Carthaginian rose? — Edna St. Vincent Millay By Dr. Jim...
by design | Jun 6, 2022 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com Just in time for the 2022 Synchronous Fireflies Event in the Great Smoky Mountains set for June 3-10 is the release of “Piddle Diddle, the Widdle Penguin, and the Synchronous Fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains,” a fun and...
