by design | Jun 9, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
You can’t handle the truth! Marine Col. Jessup from A Few Good Men By Dr. Jim Ferguson You often hear it said that “The movie is not as good as the book.” While that may sometimes be true, I believe it’s more often an unfair comparison. Books have the space (and time)...
by design | Jun 9, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
Bald River Falls Bridge reopens By Mike Steely Where else can you drive your car past a roaring waterfall and then safely park and walk back up the road to see it up close? The Bald River Falls Bridge has been closed for a couple of years, and the entire span in...
by design | Jun 9, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
Grief: An Uninvited Guest That Can’t Be Ignored By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor Grief is a really weird thing. It doesn’t always make sense. It doesn’t follow the rules. It never asks for permission to invade. It shows up in the strangest...
by design | Jun 9, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Hush Your Mouth By Joe Rector I had my idea for this week’s column all sorted out in my head. I would enjoy writing about the subject and could do it with a minimum amount of effort. Well, that idea went down the tubes when I read just a few minutes ago a sports...
by design | Jun 9, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘He made his point clearly and moved on’ By Tom Mattingly During Ben Byrd’s career at the Knoxville Journal (1947-91) and in his other published works, there were precious few wasted words. He made his point clearly and moved on. He was also a tenacious defender of...
by design | Jun 8, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Rep. Burchett Supports Big, Beautiful Bill Congressman Tim Burchett has put the “Big, Beautiful Bill” into prospective for working families in East Tennessee and his own Second District. That same bill gives tax breaks to seniors...
