by design | Mar 28, 2022 | The Daily Focus
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE JOINS GEORGIA FOR ‘OPERATION HANDS FREE’ Tennessee Launches Award-Winning Distracted-Driving Enforcement Bus Tour Campaign on April 4 TENNESSEE – On Monday, April 4, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) is partnering with the...
by design | Mar 28, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Joe Rector I don’t gamble. The reason has been told before, but in case anyone might have forgotten why, here is the brief story. As a 16-year-old, I worked at the city maintenance department with other teens. We cut weeds, hauled trash, and cleaned areas around...
by design | Mar 28, 2022 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com As if the month of March does not have enough distractions with the unpredictable basketball tournaments, this year Mother Nature decided to add to the drama. After spring-like temperatures teased us for a few days, a huge snow...
by design | Mar 28, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
I’m not as optimistic about the future as I was in the past. Yogi Berra By Dr. Jim Ferguson I am not a numerologist. However, there’s something about numbers as multiples of ten. Example’s are a 50th birthday or a 25th anniversary. Of course there are...
by design | Mar 28, 2022 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com How poor are the American poor? The 2020 Census says that 34 million Americans live in poverty. The official poverty line for a family of four is $27,750 or $6,937 per person. Add $4,720 for each...