by Ray Hill | Jun 21, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Pulaski Congressman Ross Bass had defeated Governor Frank Clement for the Democratic nomination to succeed the late Senator Estes Kefauver. Bass faced Republican Howard Baker in the general election. It was the first time Frank Clement had lost an...
by design | Jun 15, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I came of age during the counterculture revolution of the 1960s. I did not burn my draft card, but I remember the Vietnam War and protests, the race riots of Watts and the assassinations of President John Kennedy and Reverend Martin Luther King. I...
by Mike Steely | Jun 15, 2020 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Did you know our neighbor to the east was once known as Mossy Creek? Yep, until 1901 that’s what Jefferson City was called but was renamed in honor of President Thomas Jefferson. The city has about 8,000 residents, is the home of Carson-Newman College...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 15, 2020 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Football practice can be a brutal exercise… but the COVID-19 pandemic has made all of us value normalcy. So, it’s no surprise that local coaches and players are happy to simply have the chance to get together and practice the sport they all love, in...
by Ralphine Major | Jun 15, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com Father’s Day 2020 will be drastically different than most others we have celebrated before. The third Sunday in June is designated as the day our nation sets aside to honor fathers. The special day often fell on our father’s...
by Joe Rector | Jun 15, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Am I the only one, or do most folks who reach senior citizenship at some point begin to wonder about what lies beyond this life? Well, I have been thinking about it, even though, thankfully, I am in good health at this point in time. I do believe that...
