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The Knoxville Focus for January 29, 2018

by design | Jan 28, 2018 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Chief Rausch discusses community outreach   By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville Police Advisory and Review Committee met in its quarterly public session Thursday evening at the Knox County Education Association on Magnolia Avenue and Police Chief...

‘Dreamers’ vs. ‘Deplorables’

by Steve Hunley | Jan 28, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley   The willingness of the Democrats in the U. S. Senate to shutdown the government in an effort to force Republicans to grant amnesty to DACA recipients should come as no surprise to any thinking person.  The DACA law, enacted not by the Congress,...

Senator Bennett Champ Clark: A Closer Look

by Ray Hill | Jan 28, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill I’ve written about Senator Bennett Champ Clark of Missouri previously, but I think he is such an interesting character, he deserves a closer look.  Bennett Clark’s life has all the fundamentals of a good story; love, success, turmoil and tragedy.  Clark...

Bowling on Bearden team was very worthwhile for Hines

by design | Jan 28, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams Michael Hines joined the Bearden High bowling team this past fall after the season had begun, but there was a reason why. Hines was living in Cleveland, Tenn., and going to Cleveland High School when his mother died Sept. 22. His older brothers...

Lonsdale honors fallen hero, stresses the virtue of courage

by design | Jan 28, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ken Lay Lonsdale Elementary School honored one of its own Wednesday afternoon as it celebrated the life and legacy of Zaevion Dobson at the second annual Zae Day. Dobson, a 15-year-old Fulton High School football player, was killed on Dec. 17, 2015 when he...

Edith Williams recalls life in Knoxville

by design | Jan 28, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

  A Knoxville leader passed away this month. She influenced many people in her very active life and is recognized as the successful push to re-establish the name “Lady Vols” to all University of Tennessee Women’s Sports. The Knoxville native was a former school...
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