by design | Sep 14, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
Telling the story of Tennessee’s football history may seem complicated, but the end result is worth the effort. By Tom Mattingly Tennessee football fans come in all shapes and sizes. Each of them likely has a story behind their fan experience. All a historian would...
by design | Sep 14, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
Murder is not negated by insanity. JVF By Dr. Jim Ferguson It may be sexist, but a man who sequentially strangles his three children and then claims insanity from depression or hormone imbalance would not garner sympathy or millions in GoFundMe money. But...
by design | Sep 13, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Vetoes Proposed South Knox Development By Steve Hunley Anyone who doubted Betsy Henderson lacked any leadership skills can rest easy. As old-timers used to say, “The proof of the puddin’ is in the tasting.” Mayor Henderson took the oath of office on September 1,...
by design | Sep 13, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Republicans are not especially plentiful in Maryland, and GOP candidates have always had to swim upstream to win elections in the Free State. Phillips Lee Goldsborough was no exception, and he managed something no other Republican has accomplished to date:...
by design | Sep 8, 2026 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I am at that age when cleaning up, organizing, and trashing things is part of my routine. During one of those cleaning frenzies, I found a long piece of toilet paper with writing on it. Oh man, suddenly I was transported back to the age of six. During my...
by design | Sep 8, 2026 | Columnist, Pratt
Remembering September 11, 2001 — Twenty-Five Years Later By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor Some mornings refuse to become ordinary history. September 11, 2001, began beneath a beautiful blue sky. The kind of September morning that gave no...
