by design | Apr 7, 2024 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
Not nearly enough wrong to fire Coach Harper By Steve Williams Did Danny White do his homework on Kellie Harper the coach before firing her? Sure the UT athletic director knew she had played on three national title teams for the legendary Pat Summitt in the 1990s, but...
by design | Apr 1, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
Firing Of Ronna McDaniel Shows Bias, Hatred Of MSNBC By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com During my senior year at U.T. (1968-69) I was a fulltime reporter for our morning daily newspaper, The Knoxville Journal. In those years it seemed that the Journal gave...
by design | Apr 1, 2024 | Black, Columnist
The New President of Harvey Mudd College By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com My niece Dr. Harriet Black Nembhard is the new president of Harvey Mudd College – often referred to as one of the best, if not the best, undergraduate schools in...
by design | Apr 1, 2024 | Columnist, Major
Enjoying a Spring Morning By Ralphine Major It was a spring surprise! Days before the upcoming Easter holiday a flock of wild turkeys made an appearance on our grounds. Taking their time, they made their way down the field pecking at the ground all along the way. ...
by design | Apr 1, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Keepsakes By Joe Rector I have a favorite coffee cup. It was originally a gift for Amy for her birthday or Christmas but proved to be too bulky for her. I took it over, and for years, it’s traveled miles on trips and sat on the ground as I worked in the yard or at the...
by design | Apr 1, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes. Sun Tzu (Chinese general) By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’m reading the Bible again this year, but this time my Holy Bible app is reading it aloud to me. Humans were once an aural culture, then a written...
