by design | Feb 11, 2013 | Columnist, Uncategorized
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law How many times have you heard the expression “Get it in writing”? That is truly good advice for almost any transaction. Enacted back in 1677, the English Statute of Frauds set out when a writing was required to make an...
by design | Feb 11, 2013 | Beeler, Columnist
General Assembly must address elected Superintendent By Richie Beeler Ask anyone who knows me. I am an advocate of elections. I believe the right to vote for government officials is the single most sacred one we hold as citizens of a constitutional republic. It has...
by Steve Hunley | Feb 11, 2013 | Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley, Publisher Recent revelations by the Knoxville News-Sentinel indicate some serious problems with the Knox County school system. Some brilliant reporting by Jamie Satterfield has brought to light the fact the Knox County school system evidently paid a...
by Ralphine Major | Feb 11, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major She left suddenly one Monday morning over two years ago when she was way too young. An ambulance was summoned, but doctors’ best efforts could not save her. Tamela Marie Wheeler passed away at age 48, but she lived life to the fullest during those...
by design | Feb 10, 2013 | From the publisher's desk, The Daily Focus
More and more people are reading about the failed security systems at Powell Middle School and Hardin Valley Academy, largely thanks to some great reporting by Jamie Satterfield of the Knoxville News-Sentinel. Most every member of the Board of Education, except for...