by design | Aug 29, 2022 | Black, Columnist
Black-Diallo-Miller Residence Hall By Harold Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com On August 4, 2022, my alma mater the University of Georgia held ceremonies naming its newest residence hall, Black-Diallo-Miller Hall honoring the first blacks to enroll as...
by design | Aug 29, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
Inflation ‘Reduction’ Act Will Do The Exact Opposite By John J. Duncan Jr. In a press conference on August 12, 1986, President Ronald Reagan said “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” He...
by design | Aug 29, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
A Death in the Family This is my Father’s world. Maltbie Davenport Babcock By Dr. Jim Ferguson I am a native Knoxvillian and, except when I was in medical school and internal medicine residency, I have lived in Knoxville all my life. I went to Tyson Junior High and...
by design | Aug 29, 2022 | Columnist, Major
UT’s Student Center By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com The picture showed up in a batch of slides I recently converted to digital format. Many readers may recall the student center at The University of Tennessee Knoxville which was officially called the Carolyn P....
by design | Aug 29, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
Better then or now? By Joe Rector I’m sitting on the front porch and waiting for the storm to roll in. No guarantees are given, but the air has cooled, the skies are filling with a thick blanket of dark clouds, and the thunder is rumbling in the distance. I suppose...
