by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Black, Columnist
The Supremes: Where’s the Wobble? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com A friend who is a “progressive” wondered what I thought of the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. I told her that I had no opinion. The justices on the...
by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Taking a day trip to Bush Beans Visitor Center A Day Away By Mike Steely I was at the VA on a medical visit recently and talked with one of the employees there who is new to our area. We chatted about the places most people visit when new to Knoxville and I asked him...
by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
Players Who Stood Tall By Tom Mattingly In the history of the Tennessee-Alabama rivalry, the series that defines the “Third Saturday in October,” there are many players who have stood tall when each year’s game was on the line. Former Tennessee defensive back...
by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
American Elegy By Dr. Jim Ferguson I lost my mother last week. Pat Ferguson lived 98 long and vigorous years, but the infirmities of age and then pneumonia proved too much for her. Her mind remained clear and she understood that she could not recover the independence...
by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
‘Neither refused the meeting’ By Joe Rector “Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.” If you remember this line, it’s possible that you sat in a typing class during high school. If you are as old as I am, then, you might have banged away...
