by design | Sep 8, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Musings on Vacation By Joe Rector The past week, Amy and I returned to our favorite vacation spot, Isle of Palms, South Carolina. We’ve traveled over the mountains to reach this spot for several years and have found the best time to visit is the week after Labor Day....
by design | Sep 8, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
Your Case is in Good Hands By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor As humans living on the planet we call Earth, we are fully aware that there are diverse beliefs, convictions and worldviews. If we are not careful, it’s easy to slip into two...
by design | Sep 8, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Judicial Activism If you want to write laws, run for office. Laura Ingraham By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’ll admit at the start of this essay that I’m not a legal expert, and perhaps I’m in over my head with this topic. But that’s OK because I’m writing from the perspective...
by design | Sep 8, 2025 | Columnist, McKeehan
What is a Motion in Limine? By Jedidah McKeehan You may have seen a courtroom scene in a movie or TV show where a lawyer suddenly yells, “Objection!” and the judge responds with, “Sustained!” or “Overruled!” While those moments make for good drama, a lot of what...
by design | Sep 7, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley More Woke Waste After increasing property taxes by 40% – – – and seeking to increase the sales tax this November – – – the City of Knoxville is offering folks up to $5,000 of hard-earned tax...
by design | Sep 7, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Iowa’s Cantankerous Congressman Harold Royce “H. R.” Gross By Ray Hill It is fair to say there was not a speck of get-along-go-along in the character of Harold Royce Gross, a former newscaster who spent 26 years in the U.S. House of Representatives representing the...
