by design | Sep 19, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com My late wife, Lynn, several times over the years said to me, “Please, no more books.” My house and offices have always been filled with books I used to tell her that all those books were what was going to keep...
by design | Sep 19, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. Dietrich Bonhoeffer By Dr. Jim Ferguson As an American I have never understood British royalty; but there are a lot of things I don’t...
by design | Sep 19, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
I’ve Been Everywhere By Mike Steely Several songs can flash you back to an earlier memory and there’s a song on a current television commercial for the U.S. Postal Service that takes me back to my birth town and childhood. “I’ve Been Everywhere,” recorded by Johnny...
by design | Sep 19, 2022 | Columnist, Major
School Portraits By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com They are often found in wallets and scrapbooks and serve as reminders of our school days. There was a time when cameras were rare and formal photos were seldom made, so school portraits taken at school were a big...
by design | Sep 19, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
Music is good for the soul By Joe Rector Amy and I returned from Hendersonville last weekend. We’re tired of the raceway better known as I-40, so we’ve begun taking the scenic route. Through Oak Ridge and Oliver Springs takes us to Highway 27, where we cruise on down...
