by design | Apr 30, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Noah M. Mason of Illinois looked like precisely what he was: an old schoolteacher. Diminutive in stature, white-haired and frequently with a stern expression etched into his face, Noah Mason served for twenty-six years as a congressman from Illinois. ...
by design | Apr 24, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com When my fellow Focus columnist, Tom Mattingly, wrote recently about Ben Byrd, the longtime sports editor for the Knoxville Journal, it brought back some memories for me, too. I knew Ben well from being around...
by design | Apr 24, 2023 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Remember the joke about the guy tasting Bud Light for the first time and thought it tasted funny and sent it to a lab? The report said, “I am afraid your horse has diabetes.” Well, now Bud Light – the fake...
by design | Apr 24, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
Taking the Somerset Loop A Day Away By Mike Steely Somerset, Kentucky, is located west of London and Corbin and is the county seat of Pulaski County. The county is named after Polish Count Casimir Pulaski who served during the American Revolution under General George...
by design | Apr 24, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
Vols finish Spring Practice By Mark Nagi Spring practice is officially complete for Tennessee’s football team. Now… the long 4+ month wait is underway. The Vols ended things in front of over 58,000 fans at the annual Orange and White Game, a contest won by the White...
by design | Apr 24, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
Enhancing the fan experience By Tom Mattingly As the powers-that-be look to further improvements to the atmosphere at Shields-Watkins Field/Neyland Stadium for the 2023 season and well beyond, fans seeking perspective might want to think back to a long-ago day, when a...
