by design | Jan 23, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Making Sense out of Fed Policy By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The current commentary about the Federal Reserve is almost exclusively on how it is fighting inflation. The Fed has raised its Fed Funds target range from near zero to...
by design | Jan 23, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. Charles Krauthammer was considered by many, including me, to be the most brilliant columnist of our time. Unfortunately, he passed away in June of 2018 at the age of 68 from cancer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his columns which were syndicated to...
by design | Jan 23, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
The Cathedral I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. Martin Luther King, Jr. By Dr. Jim Ferguson My life is so different than it used to be. I had a rewarding career in medicine, but I could...
by design | Jan 23, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
Crab Orchard is almost forgotten A Day Away By Mike Steely Crab Orchard atop Cumberland Mountain is one of the most historic communities in our region. The drive up the mountain west of Kingston gives you a small idea of what early travelers and settlers faced. The...
by design | Jan 23, 2023 | Columnist, Major
A Colorful January Sky By Ralphine Major Did you see it? I stepped outside and looked toward House Mountain. That is when I saw the blazing red sky! It was breathtaking! Some Focus readers may have seen the stunning scene on the early morning of January 16. I knew I...
by design | Jan 23, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
The Truest Thing I Know By Joe Rector The first one was a fictional novel about rivals turned friends who weave their lives in baseball. The second book was a confessional about the mistakes I made with my son during the years he played baseball. Unknown to...
