by design | Feb 9, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
“Sometimes the best explanation of the otherwise inexplicable is evil.” James V. Ferguson, MD, FACP By Dr. Jim Ferguson Harold Ford Jr. still claims membership in the Democratic Party, even though that train has long since left the station. That entity no...
by design | Feb 9, 2026 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. The Democrats and the national media they control got in a big uproar when President Trump said a few days ago that he wanted Republicans to “nationalize the elections,” obviously referring to the upcoming midterm races. The president’s...
by design | Feb 9, 2026 | The Daily Focus
~ from the Knox County Regional Forensic Center KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— Last year, a new synthetic opioid hit East Tennessee and between late October and through December, it appeared in nine overdose deaths. As of mid-January, the same designer drug was linked to seven...
by design | Feb 9, 2026 | Public Notice
EAST TENNESSEE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS East Tennessee Housing Development Corporation is soliciting bids from qualified general contractors for the construction of one (1) single-family dwelling under...
by design | Feb 8, 2026 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
School board splits on charter school waiver By Pete Gawda The Thursday, February 5 meeting of the Knox County Board of Education was fairly routine, but the called meeting held before the regular meeting seemed to generate more interest. The purpose of the called...
