by design | Jul 1, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Massey-sponsored legislation protecting children and securing the border goes into effect July 1 As Tennessee moves into the new fiscal year on July 1, many Tennessee laws passed by the General Assembly will go into effect. State Senator Becky Duncan Massey...
by design | Jul 1, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Up From Poverty By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Go back in your family’s history and you will find poverty. I am not poor. Neither is anyone in my family. I have a PhD. Both my children have MBAs. My late brother had a PhD as do his two...
by design | Jul 1, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
I Am Very Grateful For Beta Theta Boule Honor By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com My Dad told me many years ago, “You know how long it takes people to forget you when you leave office?…About as long as it takes the ripples to disappear when you throw a...
by design | Jul 1, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
I’m a wimp By Joe Rector Plenty of things disrupt older folks’ lives. If any person is lucky enough to reach senior citizenship, he’ll have to deal with long lists of them that make life just a bit more difficult. My life was wonderful. I’d retired from my career and...
by design | Jul 1, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Signs of the Time “It’s good to go, but it’s great to come home.” JVF By Dr. Jim Ferguson I hope everyone read my June 10, 2024 essay, “Gotham.” Actually, I hope my essays are read every week. But more importantly, I wanted you to consider implementing the action...
