by design | Apr 29, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
Congress Passes Mega-Billions More For Ukraine By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Last week, Congress voted to send $95 billion in additional aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The largest portion was to Ukraine – $61 billion – after the Congress had...
by design | Apr 29, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting John Sevier’s springhouse A Day Away By Mike Steely If you have never visited Marble Springs, the home of Tennessee’s first governor John Sevier, there’s something there you might want to see, even if you are familiar with the site. There are lots of historic...
by design | Apr 29, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Still Alive By Joe Rector This past weekend, I was thrilled to find out that my neighbors weren’t dead. I mean nearly all of them. They disappeared at the end of October 2023. So few sightings of them had me wondering if they’d moved or died. Not until last Saturday...
by design | Apr 29, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Delusional Thinking When debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of losers. Socrates By Dr. Jim Ferguson Becky and I enjoy watching sports, but I focus on the sport that is “in season.” I’ll watch some of the National Hockey League playoffs...
by design | Apr 29, 2024 | The Daily Focus
World premiere of The Doctor and the Devils by Jason Overall Marble City Opera will present the world-premiere performances of The Doctor and the Devils by Knoxville composer Jason Overall on Thursday, June 6 and Saturday, June 8, 2024 in the Old City Performing Arts...