Gov. Lee Names Frank Strada TDOC Commissioner

Gov. Lee Names Frank Strada TDOC Commissioner   Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Frank Strada to serve as commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), effective January 9. Strada succeeds Lisa Helton, who has served the...

The Real Threat to Democracy

The Real Threat to Democracy   By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Happy New Year. I seriously doubt that 2023 will be a “happy” new year. It will likely be full of angst from the usual suspects. Those on the left will continue to whine...

Congress Passes Historically Bad Bill

Congress Passes Historically Bad Bill By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Congress has proven once again that the easiest thing in the world to do is to spend other peoples’ money. The one-trillion, seven hundred-billion dollar bill passed in Washington on...

Twilight Zone

Twilight Zone -No man’s life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session. -There is no distinctly native American criminal class, save Congress. Mark Twain By Dr. Jim Ferguson As a writer of science fiction, I often imagine what it might be like...

Rector lips

Rector lips By Joe Rector One of the things I love about my wife Amy is that she is slow to anger. Perhaps that’s the reason we’ve been married for so long. The Good Lord knows I’ve done and said enough things over the years to make her pop a blood vessel. Unlike my...