by design | Oct 3, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Parks and Rec Hosts a Community Clean Up ~ from the City of Knoxville Office of Neighborhood Empowerment Edgewood Park, Fairmont/Emoriland, Whittle Springs, Belle Morris neighbors! It’s your time to shine! The City’s Parks and Recreation team is holding its second...
by design | Oct 2, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com It is almost time for the World Series. When I was a boy and young man, the Series was by far the biggest sports event of the year. Nothing else was even close. The first Super Bowl, which Green Bay won by a score of 35 to...
by design | Oct 2, 2023 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Before the Civil War, this country was referenced as a plurality as in “the United States are.” Afterward, it became singular: “the United States is.” Now it may be appropriate to once again refer to the...
by design | Oct 2, 2023 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan Let’s talk about something uncomfortable. Yes, unfortunately, lawyers do have to discuss uncomfortable topics from time to time. The topic today is incest. The dictionary definition of incest is, “sexual relations between people classed as being too...
by design | Oct 2, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Each week, my readers turn to section B of the Focus to read my stories. But this week you will find a surprise. My best friend, wife and editor tells her story, which first appeared in Newsweek, on January 15, 1990. Becky’s story is even more relevant today. ...
