by design | Sep 17, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Politics in the KPD? The Knoxville News Sentinel has filled what pages it has on coverage of Nzinga Amani, formerly known as David Hayes. Amani was found guilty by a Knox County jury of resisting arrest. The jury could not reach a verdict on a charge...
by design | Sep 17, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Oklahoma’s Crazy Congressman: Manuel Herrick By Ray Hill If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard someone suggest a member of Congress was crazy, Elon Musk would be a pauper by comparison. Yet in the case of Manuel Herrick of Oklahoma, it was not simply the opinion...
by design | Sep 11, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
The way things appeared 19 years ago this month By Tom Mattingly AUTHOR’S PREFACE: Last Monday morning (Sept. 4) and into most of Tuesday (Sept. 5), the announcement of the new Smokey Grey uniforms honoring former Vol quarterback Condredge Holloway dominated our...
by design | Sep 11, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
It’s Florida Week By Mark Nagi On Saturday night the Tennessee Volunteers head to Gainesville to face one of their biggest rivals, the Florida Gators. First, how good of an opening lede was that for this article? No way that AI takes this writer’s position for at...
by design | Sep 11, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Toughen Up, Buttercup Pat Head Summitt The hurricane season has begun, and so has the climate hoopla. In no way am I discounting the danger and damage of hurricanes or other natural disasters. However, climate hustlers and alarmists make...
by design | Sep 11, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting with Dolly, Lucy and Sly A Day Away by Mike Steely Ever wonder how tall Dolly Parton is or want to stand beside Clint Eastwood? Those celebrities aren’t available for such visits but they are represented at the Hollywood Wax Museum in Pigeon Forge where...