by design | Feb 13, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson, Stories In This Week's Focus:
America is a land of systemic reform, not systemic racism. Dr. Carol M. Swain By Dr. Jim Ferguson This week it’s hard to know where to begin. There is so much to consider. Admittedly, my essays often present a variety of seemingly unrelated topics. Yet a theme is...
by design | Feb 13, 2022 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Happy Valentine’s Day. In the January 17, 2022, Knoxville Focus I wondered if there were really any moderate democrats. Of course, moderate is a relative term. Although several democratic senators...
by design | Feb 13, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams With tournament time just ahead, the Powell Panthers couldn’t be peaking at a better time. After an up and down regular season, Coach Gary Barnes’ team came on strong at the end, defeating rival Halls 61-59 Feb. 4 and knocking off Clinton, the...
by design | Feb 13, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I find it almost impossible to understand polls I have seen that say a significant percentage of young people today believe in socialism. The only way that could be is that they have been brainwashed by left-wing college...
by design | Feb 13, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Cadence Horner was clutch at the free throw line when her team needed it most. Horner, a guard for the Central High School girls basketball team, made six foul shots in the final minute of the Lady Bobcats’ 50-47 victory over Fulton Thursday night at Jody...
by design | Feb 13, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Fundraiser also celebrates 110th anniversary of Girl Scouts Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians invites troops, former Girl Scouts, family members, supporters, and friends to get outside and hike during the second annual “Reach for the Peaks” fundraiser. The hiking...
