by design | Jun 8, 2026 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi It’s a shame that the Tennessee Lady Vols softball team didn’t win the Women’s College World Series when they had Monica Abbott, the best pitcher on the planet. From 2004 to 2007, Abbott set career and single-season records with 189 wins, 2440 strikeouts,...
by design | Jun 8, 2026 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor One of the most remarkable abilities God has given us is the ability to recognize a familiar voice. A mother can identify her child’s cry in a crowded room. A husband can pick out his wife’s voice from dozens...
by design | Jun 8, 2026 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Thursday evening, I took Sadie out for her after-supper constitutional. After she finished her business, I sat on the grass and reeled my dog in. She was ready to go inside and receive her nightly dessert (dog bone), but I needed her to wait just...
by design | Jun 8, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly When No. 4 Tennessee squared off against No. 11 Air Force in the 1971 Sugar Bowl, there was a prevailing thought among the Vol faithful that the Vols didn’t seem to be the biggest deal in town. That honor went to the Air Force Academy in the first...
by design | Jun 7, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Brent Gibson Won The Primary, It’s Time To Move On To The General Election The complaint of Michael Davis, one of four candidates in the recent GOP primary for Knox County Sheriff, will be heard this Wednesday by the Tennessee Republican Party ...
by design | Jun 7, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Charles Edison was the son of one of America’s foremost innovators and entrepreneurs, Thomas Alva Edison. Thomas A. Edison is perhaps the best remembered inventor in American history. Yet when Charles Edison died, the Paterson Morning Call...
