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Remembering Earl Hoffmeister

by Steve Hunley | Mar 12, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Earl Hoffmeister passed away last week at 90. Many readers likely knew Earl Hoffmeister personally, as did I. I was one of those who was actually taught by Hoffmeister. Quite a few years ago, I was a student in Earl Hoffmeister’s mechanical...

Governor Haslam’s 33% Gas Tax Hike

by Steve Hunley | Mar 5, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Diesel fuel tax would increase 70% By Steve Hunley As you’ve read here many times, the Knoxville News Sentinel is utterly predictable.  The News Sentinel has never seen a new tax or an existing tax increase that they didn’t like. So, the Sentinel surprised no one when...

Alternative Facts? You Be the Judge: My Reply to a Letter from Buzz Thomas

by Steve Hunley | Feb 26, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Last week’s editorial “Are they Planning to Pick Your Pockets? Beware of Indexed Annual Tax Increases” brought a letter from Interim Superintendent Buzz Thomas that starts off as follows: “One of your recent editorials had some ‘alternative facts’ I...

Are They Planning to Pick Your Pockets? Beware of “Indexed” (Annual) Tax Increases

by Steve Hunley | Feb 19, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Look out people, it’s not only Governor Haslam looking to increase your taxes by raising the gas tax. School folks met with members of the County Commission last week and are poking at property taxes; in fact, there was mention of asking the state...

Jimmy Duncan is Right

by Steve Hunley | Feb 12, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Both the Knoxville News Sentinel and the Maryville Daily Times have given coverage to some folks castigating Congressman John J. “Jimmy” Duncan for refusing to hold a special town hall meeting – – – just for them.  Naturally, after...
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