by Jedidiah McKeehan | Nov 11, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidah McKeehan Lots of what attorneys do involves drafting, interpreting, and arguing over provisions in contracts. Attorneys get a bad rap in this area of the law because people feel that once attorneys become involved contracts become overly complicated and...
by Mark Nagi | Nov 11, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman There are a few constants in life. Death will come to us all. The tax man will knock on your door every April. And the NCAA will remain an organization with major flaws… flaws that they have no real desire to fix. The most recent example is the case of...
by Steve Hunley | Nov 10, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Knoxville had a city election last week for mayor and city council seats. There will be a new mayor and four new city council members. Out of 187,000 residents and 92,000 registered voters only 25,360 people in Knoxville cast votes for mayor. That...
by Ray Hill | Nov 10, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Congressman Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. had first been elected to the U. S. House of Representatives in 1938, toppling incumbent Richard M. Atkinson in a hard fought campaign inside the Democratic Primary. Tennessee’s “Hermitage District,” so named because the...
by design | Nov 4, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson One of my axioms (Fergisms) is, “Old shoes and an older wife are to be cherished.” In other words, shoes that are broken in and still have their soles should not be discarded for the latest fashions. And before I get in trouble with the “older...
by Ralphine Major | Nov 4, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com Growing up, it seemed butterflies were in abundance on our dairy farm. They could be spotted in the garden, around flowering bushes, or even on the grass. Now, it seems, I seldom see one fluttering around anywhere. As I...
