by design | Jul 12, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Even in a year of pandemic recovery, the time seems to be flying by! We have just celebrated the all-important Fourth of July holiday, and Christmas is actually just over five months away. Signs are plentiful that the long-awaited holiday is on the...
by design | Jul 5, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major It was eerily reminiscent of June 2011. We watched trees 60 feet tall bending as a fierce windstorm approached around 5:30 in the afternoon. Thunder roared! Lights went out! Power was estimated to be restored in about an hour. But then, a new message...
by design | Jun 27, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major It was a rare opportunity. A few years after the 38th president of the United States left office, his presidential limousine was put on display at what was then the TVA&I Fair in Knoxville. At the time, it was a state-of-the-art vehicle. With...
by design | Jun 20, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major “Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.” Matthew 6:9 (KJV). Those are the words of Jesus referring to our heavenly Father in what is known as The Lord’s Prayer. Many fathers are mentioned in the Bible. Abraham was called “the father of...
by design | Jun 13, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major Our paths seldom cross, but I always enjoy hearing about her. When Jimmy Duncan was a Congressman in Washington representing the people of the Second District, I often told people that his wife, Lynn, was the one who managed the home front in...
by design | Jun 6, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major I never took a tour of Blount Mansion that I did not feel its rich history. On the banks of the Tennessee River, the historic gem stands proudly in downtown Knoxville providing a link from the past with the city’s present day. George Washington was...
