by design | Oct 5, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Democrats’ Shutdown Hypocrisy The Democrats have shut down the federal government after decades of having told people what a catastrophe it would be if the government were to be shut down. The Democrats are doing their best to...
by design | Oct 5, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Gentleman From Colorado Eugene D. Millikin For sixteen years, Eugene Donald Millikin represented Colorado in the United States Senate. An attorney by profession, Millikin had one of the best tax minds in Congress and was considered an expert in the field of...
by design | Sep 29, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Anniversary Quest By Dr. Jim Ferguson A quest often connotes something heroic or perhaps noteworthy. My quest was not heroic, but perhaps noteworthy. Mr. Webster explains that a quest is an act of seeking, so my return to Crater Lake National Park in Oregon fits the...
by design | Sep 29, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Reflecting on the last year By Joe Rector Mommas and daddies aren’t supposed to outlive their young’uns. That’s what happened to Amy and me. Our son Dallas passed away one year ago today (Sept. 23). For the past year, we’ve lived a miserable existence. One day we are...
by design | Sep 29, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
When Faith and Fear Collide By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor Fear can be an icy grip that often paralyzes people in their tracks. We’ve all seen or known someone who missed an incredible opportunity because they froze in fear. For example, a...
by design | Sep 29, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
The ‘people’ and ‘events’ of Tennessee football By Tom Mattingly There are memories of a number of great moments scattered across the expanse of Shields-Watkins Field. I’ve seen most all of them from my vantage point in Section OO, 53 years and...