by design | Sep 8, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson The power of hate never ceases to amaze and disturb me. Hatred is the face of evil. We have all seen the irrational rants, marches, wanton destruction, threats, violence and assassination attempts of the lunatics with TDS, co-opted by evil’s...
by design | Sep 7, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Knox County Commission Elects Chair And Vice Chair Last week the Knox County Commission met and elected Terry Hill as chair and Adam Thompson as vice chairman. Six commissioners supported Hill while five others backed Angela Russell. As pointed out...
by design | Sep 7, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Both political parties had selected their respective nominees for the United States Senate in New York. Republicans had once again nominated Senator Kenneth B. Keating, who had served for twelve years in the House of Representatives before winning a...
by design | Aug 31, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson We lost a great lady last week. Dolly Parton belonged to the world, but we East Tennesseans considered her our own. Her Smoky Mountains were mine as well. And like her mountains, her music and life are for the ages. I had begun a different essay,...
by design | Aug 31, 2026 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan According to a 2018 study, it is estimated that forty percent of births in the United States occur outside of marriage. That is an increase from twenty-eight percent in 1990. It seems that there is much less of a stigma surrounding having children...
by design | Aug 31, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Moments of transition are always interesting, sometimes sad, many times poignant, often intriguing. There is a wide range of emotions as you watch one career pass in review and watch another one begin. The day in question was June 4, 2003, in the...
