by design | Dec 15, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Over the years, traveling to various venues on the SEC basketball circuit was not for the faint of heart. In earlier years, it was a tough task, night-in and night-out, 18 games played home-and-home. Things haven’t changed very much today. Making the...
by design | Dec 15, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor It was an ordinary night outside of Bethlehem, where a handful of shepherds kept their routine watch under a quiet sky. They were men forgotten by most and noticed by few, who silently carried out one of the...
by design | Dec 15, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I’m sitting on the couch of the room we’ve rented for our stay at Key West. This is our last night here, and it’s been a good vacation, especially with the wet, cold weather in Knoxville. Amy and I have enjoyed the sun, excursions to places, the food,...
by design | Dec 14, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Scandal In Minnesota Warned that the Somali welfare scandal in Minnesota was only the “tip of the iceberg” by one observer, it has been revealed that one illegal immigrant has ties to leading Democrat politicians. Abdul Dahir Ibrahim, a Somali...
by design | Dec 14, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Described as a “charismatic populist” by the Washington Post, Arch Alfred Moore Jr. was the most durable Republican during a time when West Virginia remained a solidly Democratic state. Moore was also the founder of a new political dynasty that still...
by design | Dec 8, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The last six weeks have been a rough time at the Rector household. Amy fell ill with a terrible cough and a chest and head filled with congestion. She barked as her body tried to clear her lungs of the stuff, and for a while, she ran a temperature of...
