by design | Dec 11, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Balance the Budget? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com In Washington, balancing the budget is a game with the Republicans pretending that they want to cut spending while the Democrats act as if any cut will be devastating. The farce is...
by design | Dec 11, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
$77 Million To Not Coach Is Crazy By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com A few months ago I wrote that I thought paying the Tennessee football coach $9,000,000 a year (over $24,400 a day) was ridiculous, and even in a way sinful. I wrote that Coach Heupel seems...
by design | Dec 11, 2023 | Columnist, McKeehan
It is a Crime to Possess Brass Knuckles By Jedidiah McKeehan We have all seen the movie where the good guy is about to enter into an epic fist fight with the bad guy. As the two of them stare each other down, we watch the bad guy put on a set of brass knuckles so he...
by design | Dec 11, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
A Charged Life The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. Pablo Picasso By Dr. Jim Ferguson I don’t get out as much as I used to. All my life I was working or hurrying to get somewhere. And then I retired and discovered I was...
by design | Dec 11, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Sliding… into Christmas! By Ralphine Major What animal can hold a child’s attention better than a mischievous, cunning penguin? Piddle Diddle, the Widdle Penguin, is such a penguin! The adorable, tuxedo-dressed animal can steal your heart. An entire series of...
