by design | Sep 21, 2020 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. A little over 43 years ago, I met a young and beautiful woman at Regas Restaurant who a few months later became my wife, Lynn. Several of the most important events in my life took place at that great restaurant. Lynn was one of the best...
by Joe Rector | Sep 21, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Turn on the news and listen to all the upheaval about the November 3rd election. Neither party seems comfortable with the possible outcomes of the presidential or senate races. Who’d have ever thought that a presidential election could scare a nation so...
by Ralphine Major | Sep 21, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major When life’s conditions are at their worst, the best in mankind often rises above and beyond the challenges. With the COVID-19 crisis, many schools are facing struggles in the area of social distancing. Such was the case at Gibbs High School. “Our...
by Tom Mattingly | Sep 21, 2020 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly On Nov. 26, 1977, sophomore quarterback Jimmy Streater led the way in John Majors’ first SEC triumph, a 42-7 victory over Vanderbilt. He was pictured on p. 1 of the Sunday News-Sentinel sports section, with story sub-head that read, “Streater scores 3...
by Steve Hunley | Sep 20, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Who’s Doing the Misleading? Mike Arms, former Chief of Staff to Mayor Mike Ragsdale, was to good government what Colonel Sanders was to the welfare of chickens. Arms has been on a tour of public offices peddling the notion of making the law...
by Ray Hill | Sep 20, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill With just weeks before Tennesseans went to the polls, candidates hustled for votes in October of 1964. Tennessee, once solidly Democratic, had become a battleground state. Tennessee had supported Franklin D. Roosevelt in all four of his presidential...
