People Still Fleeing Crime, Taxes In Democrat Cities

By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Crime is out of control in many, maybe even most, cities where the mayor and/or district attorney are liberal Democrats. It should be embarrassing to Democrats that all across the nation people are fleeing the cities and...

Driving Teslas over Stolen Lands

By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Virtue signaling is “the act or practice of conspicuously displaying one’s awareness of and attentiveness to political issues and matters of social and racial justice, especially instead of taking...

Watching for Spring

Watching for Spring By Ralphine Major I watch for them each year.  By the time March arrived this year, they were in full bloom.  The flowers all but disappeared with the recent severe storm.   The beautiful yellow daffodils seem to be one of the first signs that...

Seeking Truth

A prophet is someone who can not only predict the future, but can see the truth around him. Michael Knowles By Dr. Jim Ferguson Fifteen years and 800 essays ago, Steve Hunley approached me about being a columnist for his newspaper, The Knoxville Focus. I was flattered...

My Truth

My Truth By Joe Rector One of the benefits of getting older is that a person can more easily say what he thinks or feels. Most of us are too worried about what our comments might do to others or to our professional standing. Ah, the joys of retirement and age give us...

The ball is not heavy

The ball is not heavy By Tom Mattingly Legend has it that an enterprising journalist once asked Southern Cal head coach John McKay why he gave the ball to O. J. Simpson more than 20 times a game. His response was, “It’s not heavy.” It is an article of faith that...