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...
by design | Jun 1, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major On this day as I write, it is already the 25th day of the month. I am reminded that this is the last day of the school year! What a year it has been! I also realize that in only seven more months, it will be Christmas! Unbelievable! Time. It...
by Ralphine Major | May 23, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com It is human nature when a holiday comes around to look back on how it was celebrated the year before. Nearly all of last year’s holidays were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, restrictions are being lifted in...