by design | Jun 7, 2023 | The Daily Focus
The Council on Aging presents Using Your Voice To Influence Change Thursday, June 8, 2023 2:30 p.m. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. in Knoxville This event is free and open to the public. Using your voice is the best way to ignite change. This is how you...
by design | Jun 6, 2023 | The Daily Focus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Twelve Knox County students who placed first or second in their categories at this year’s Tennessee History Day competition will represent Tennessee at the National History Day competition. After competing in regional contests across the state, 217...
by design | Jun 5, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Why the minimum wage is racist By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com When I was growing up, my parents made me and my brother work. In elementary school, they decided to put in a basement by digging out the dirt under the house. My brother and...
by design | Jun 5, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
The U.S. – A World Leader In Borrowing Money By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com From 1958 to 1991, I was actively involved with the Knoxville Smokies as batboy, scoreboard operator, public address announcer, and part owner. Many times during bad...
by design | Jun 5, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
One of the most inspiring stories in Vols basketball By Tom Mattingly In 1973-74, Tennessee’s basketball recruiting class included Ernie Grunfeld of Forest Hills, N.Y., Nash-ville’s Mike Jackson, and a youngster from Ringgold, Georgia, named David Moss. You...
