by design | Jul 14, 2013 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff This week’s Knoxville Focus poll posed the question, “Do you support or oppose prayer before public meetings or events?” Quite nearly 87% of respondents said they support prayer at public meetings and events. Only just over 13% said they opposed prayer...
by Steve Hunley | Jul 14, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley There are times when silence is not golden and this is one of them. For those people who still read the Knoxville News-Sentinel, you may have noticed the same story about polling and State Senator Stacey Campfield being repeated over and over again....
by Ray Hill | Jul 14, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill The administration of Governor Prentice Cooper, unlike that of his predecessor Gordon Browning, had been relatively quiet. Cooper and Browning were as different in temperament as they were in appearance. Gordon Browning was a big, bluff man with a shock of...
by design | Jul 14, 2013 | Archives
By Tasha Mahurin tasha@knoxfocus.com “I am both humbled and honored to be selected as the Stateswoman of the Year from the Second Congressional District by my Congressman, John J. (Jimmy) Duncan,” Phyllis Severance told the Focus. Severance graduated from East High...
by design | Jul 14, 2013 | Archives
By Steve Williams Louis Royal enjoys talking tennis. The former University of Tennessee player and head coach and longtime teacher of the game has many stories. It was also around this time of the year, summertime, that many of his memories were made. Englishman Andy...
