by design | Jan 10, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Hagerty Announces Staff Changes, Promotions NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today announced several changes to his staff in Washington, D.C. and Tennessee. “My exceptional staff has helped me serve and represent Tennesseans in...
by design | Jan 9, 2023 | Black, Columnist
The Omnibus Spending Spree of 2023 By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Congress just passed the budget for fiscal year 2023 to the tune of $1.65 trillion. Commentators on the right ranted and railed about how conservatives were betrayed by...
by design | Jan 9, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Worst, Most Wasteful Appropriations Bill By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Last week I wrote about the shameful way the last Congress ended its session by passing one of the worst, most wasteful omnibus appropriations bills in U.S. history. One...
by design | Jan 9, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate to do. The Apostle Paul (Romans 7:15). Laws are like sausages; it is better not to see them made. Otto von Bismark By Dr. Jim Ferguson Each January finds many of us considering...
by design | Jan 9, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
What do you collect? By Mike Steely My wife and I collect cups and photos from the places we visited or lived, campaign and promotional buttons.. During the recent holiday break, I asked other folks what they collect. The replies came from Focus newspaper and online...
