by design | May 8, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Everybody likes a feel-good story. I’m a sucker for one. The slightest good-news item can bring a tear to my eyes. YouTube has sucked me in, and I spend too much time going down rabbit holes for UFC clips, Karen stories, and drum and bugle corps...
by design | May 8, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
NFL Draft Proves Vols Are Back By Mark Nagi You might have heard the jokes about Texas football. Every time they win a game against a somewhat decent opponent, you hear the “Texas is Back!” bellows from their fans and a lot of the national sports media. But then they...
by design | May 8, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
A sign that better days were ahead By Tom Mattingly When Josh Heupel compiled an 11-2 record in his second season at Tennessee and again energized the fan base, it brought back memories of another head coach who did likewise in his second season more than 50 years...
by design | May 7, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Old Switcheroo Folks in South Knoxville are doing their best to fight off a developer’s effort to repurpose his property at the old South Knoxville High School. Rick Dover owns the South High Assisted Living Facility, which is right smack dab in...
by design | May 7, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill There was a time in our country’s history when Adam Clayton Powell was the most powerful Black person in America. The memory of Powell has dimmed somewhat, although he has been the subject of documentaries, movies, and even more recently, is portrayed as...
by design | May 1, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
It’s not progressive, it’s creepy. Kat Timpf By Dr. Jim Ferguson Biden is back from his family vacation in Ireland, but his cringe-worthy remarks in Dublin, on April 13th, confusing a rugby team and Irish paramilitary units, caused me to think of the decades-long...
