The American Brand

By Dr. Jim Ferguson Religious belief has the potential to become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Andy Stanley   Will Americans awaken to wokeness? Do people realize that this Marxist philosophy is everywhere? And yet I sing, This is my Father’s world: O let me ne’er...

What is Exoneration?

By Jedidiah McKeehan Let me start by saying this, you never want to be in a position where you are exonerated, because if you need one, something really bad has already happened to you. Exoneration is the legal process through which a person who has been wrongfully...

School Bus History of the McGinnis Family

By Ralphine Major ralphine3@ yahoo.com I often wonder what it is that draws younger generations to continue working in a family business such as the McGinnis Bus Lines. In the mid-1920s James A. McGinnis started the McGinnis Bus Lines with his very first school bus....

Safety Patrol

Safety Patrol By Joe Rector I made a quick run through Facebook this afternoon, and in one post, someone had placed a photo of an orange plastic mesh belt and a metal piece pinned to it. Do you know what it is? If you do, you’re probably an older person. I doubt that...

Publisher’s Positions

By Steve Hunley Demolition Debbie Debbie Helsley, candidate for city council, wants to start tearing down neighborhoods inside Knoxville.  That’s the inference in a social media post last week by Helsley’s campaign for city council, which featured a drawing of Europe...