by design | Oct 27, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Toddlers By Joe Rector Amy and I are blessed to have had two wonderful children. Lacey and then Dallas filled our young lives with all sorts of joys, and even the woes weren’t so bad when we look at them in hindsight. Our children learned the importance of an...
by design | Oct 27, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
November 1959: A memorable Homecoming Day triumph By Tom Mattingly The day was Nov. 7, 1959, when LSU came to town ranked No. 1 in the nation. The Tigers had not given up a touchdown in 38 consecutive quarters, and, on this day, the streak would reach 40. The game...
by design | Oct 27, 2025 | Columnist, Nagi
The Tony Vitello Era Ends By Mark Nagi October 18, 2025, will go down in Tennessee history as Black Saturday. Not only because the Vols fell at Alabama 37-20 for the 11th straight time in Tuscaloosa. But because of something that had nothing to do with football. A...
by design | Oct 26, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Democrats Responsible For Shutdown And Obamacare Failures Last week, the Knoxville News Sentinel published a story by Allie Feinberg stating there are 55,000 plus people on the SNAP program whose benefits are endangered by the...
by design | Oct 26, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Gentleman From Maryland Senator John Marshall Butler By Ray Hill Today, with the occasional exception, Maryland is a solidly Democratic state, especially on the federal level. The last time a Republican was elected to the United States Senate from Maryland was...
by design | Oct 20, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Awards By Dr. Jim Ferguson What would you do if you awoke some morning and things you had been led to believe were demonstrably false? Would you accept reality, or would you double down in delusional thinking? Because to do otherwise would shatter your fragile psyche....
