by design | Apr 13, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
War is hell. War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over. Union General William Tecumseh Sherman By Dr. Jim Ferguson I am glad that I had to start over on this essay, which I began before President Trump’s...
by design | Apr 13, 2026 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. The week before last, I told the story of how I became a batboy and how Earl Weaver became a manager for the Knoxville Smokies. Weaver went on to become a Hall of Fame manager for the Baltimore Orioles. I said in that column that I thought there...
by design | Apr 13, 2026 | Columnist, Steely
A Day Away By Mike Steely I’ve been thinking recently of the many places my wife and I have visited that have left a memory. I had a position for several years that required me to travel to various southern states and, on those trips, my wife accompanied me. We...
by design | Apr 13, 2026 | The Daily Focus
Muse Knoxville celebrated its 13th annual Muse for All Luncheon on Tuesday, April 7, at the Jacob Building. Presented by First Horizon Foundation and Tennessee Valley Authority, the event highlighted the organization’s mission to expand access to equitable STEAM...
by design | Apr 13, 2026 | Public Notice
FORECLOSURE NOTICES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated 10/11/2023, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded 10/16/2023, in...