by design | Jun 2, 2013 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus. Shine Brighter Making the Sunsphere Iconic By Dan Andrews andrewsd@knoxfocus.com “I have fear. You got to have a pretty healthy respect for what you’re doing. Our top three priorities on this job are safety, safety, and...
by design | Jun 2, 2013 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
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by design | Jun 2, 2013 | Archives
By Ralphine Major I topped Black Oak Ridge in my Chevrolet Malibu. Just ahead lay a beautiful valley of church steeples, businesses, towering trees, and ridges. My destination was Halls High School, my mother’s alma mater. There was a freedom in leaving my world of...
by Ray Hill | Jun 2, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill The unexpected death of Senator Nathan L. Bachman had plunged Tennessee politics into turmoil. The responsibility for filling the vacancy caused by Senator Bachman’s death fell to Governor Gordon Browning. The pressure on Browning very quickly became...
by design | Jun 2, 2013 | Archives
By Ken Lay It’s not a sport played by pampered millionaire athletes and its fan base is loyal and its skaters are as passionate as any athletes. And that’s the appeal of roller derby — a rapidly growing sport in East Tennessee. Knoxville’s roller derby league...