by design | Jan 1, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Behind the Curtain: Women Come Into Their Own By Ray Hill With women occupying a majority of the seats on the Knox County Commission and the recent centennial of Tennessee being the state to give women the right to vote, it occurred to me to write a column about some...
by design | Dec 26, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
Who played in the final Garden State Bowl? By Tom Mattingly Who played in the final Garden State Bowl? It’s been more than 40 years since the bowl’s demise on Dec. 13, 1981, but fans in the know in Knoxville, Tenn., and Madison, Wis., know the answer, almost by heart....
by design | Dec 26, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
Tennessee Football Welcomes Class of 2024 By Mark Nagi I can’t be the only one who misses the old National Signing Day. The first Wednesday in February brought with it fax machines and madness as thousands of college football fans eagerly anticipated which players...
by design | Dec 26, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
Tired of three things By Joe Rector I know that I’m at an age where no one wants to hear what I have to say on any subject. Most folks just call me grumpy, or worse. For years, I commented on most controversial subjects and spared no one’s feelings. I’ve mellowed...
by design | Dec 26, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Finding Christ in Christmas By Ralphine Major As the Christmas celebration closes in 2023, did you find Christ in Christmas this year? Perhaps you found Him while unwrapping a pretty package from under the tree. Perhaps you found Him during the Christmas program in...
by design | Dec 26, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Populisms By Dr. Jim Ferguson This will be my last Focus column of 2023. And even though there is little difference week to week, we are all, nonetheless, time-focused creatures. In his trilogy on the origins of Western Civilization, Thomas Cahill imagined a moment...
