by design | Aug 16, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Monday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointments of Erin Merrick to succeed Jonathan Skrmetti as Chief Legal Counsel, effective September 1, and Casey Black Sellers to succeed Laine Arnold as Director of Communications, effective September 2. Skrmetti...
by design | Aug 15, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Before I became a lawyer I had the naïve impression that because lawyers wore suits and ties each day that they all worked hard and knew what they were doing. I thought that if they went to the trouble of wearing such fancy clothes, they must be...
by design | Aug 15, 2022 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The cancel culture has claimed another victim in George Washington University. It has been known as “the Colonials” and the name will continue until a new one is announced. The university said, “For...
by design | Aug 15, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com During my 30 years in the U.S. House, and probably throughout the entire history of the U.S. Congress, political parties have been allowed to choose their members of the various committees. The number of members a party has...
by design | Aug 15, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Every so often, a topic jumps out at me and demands my attention. Usually, the overall tone is a negative one, and this one will be no better. Yes, I’ll offend some people, and for that I am sorry, but that won’t change my mind. I half listened to...
