by design | Aug 30, 2021 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Well, evidently, the more things change, the more they stay the same is a true statement. Our world seems to take one step forward and two steps backward. The US is having a bit of trouble gaining its footing in so many areas. Sometimes I wonder...
by design | Aug 30, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Wonder how many times those words were shouted out at the Southern Depot? Located on West Depot Street just off the northern end of Gay Street in Knoxville, Tennessee, was the train station that was once a thriving place with trains coming and going....
by design | Aug 30, 2021 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When someone is on trial for a criminal charge, one thing they may not realize is that the only job the jury has is to determine whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty (murder cases are the one exception to this). After the jury finds the...
by design | Aug 29, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The City of Knoxville elections are pathetic. Despite the thousands of dollars in spending a fraction of the eligible voters are coming out to vote. As of this writing, over 6,000 people have voted early and by absentee ballot. My goodness, there...
by design | Aug 29, 2021 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
By Steve Williams Frank “Boomer” Boring took a peek into the future 50 years ago and what he foresaw is scheduled to come to fruition this Friday night. Boring was entering his 16th season as head coach of Central High’s football team when the Bobcats moved into their...
by design | Aug 29, 2021 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill The story of Grace Moore is not at all political in nature and hopefully readers of this column will not be sorely disappointed. Miss Moore’s story is, however uniquely and quintessentially American. It is both an interesting story and certainly part of...
