by design | Nov 14, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Knox County Hosts Hazard Mitigation Plan Public Meeting Knox County Residents can participate in and provide input at an upcoming Hazard Mitigation Plan Update meeting. The meeting is designed to empower community members and raise awareness about potential risks as...
by design | Nov 13, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Will It Take 10,000 More To Be Killed? By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com “I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.” – General Dwight Eisenhower in a speech to the Canadian Club in...
by design | Nov 13, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Israel and Hamas By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Hamas committed an unspeakable evil. It targeted defenseless civilians for extermination. How anyone, regardless of their feelings toward Israel, could sympathize with this barbaric act is...
by design | Nov 13, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
Who can resist the penguins? A Day Away By Mike Steely There’s no question that Ripley’s Aquarium in Gatlinburg is huge and likely the main attraction in the busy tourist city. A visit there could last hours and you can see just about every saltwater and freshwater...
by design | Nov 13, 2023 | Columnist, Major
United States Still has Reason to Give Thanks By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com They came to America to have religious freedom. I wonder what the Pilgrims would think of America today. Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and so many other freedoms are the very...
