Those who can make you believe absurdities; can make you commit atrocities. -- Voltaire By Dr. Jim Ferguson Years ago, when I was in traditional medical practice, I learned about TMI, defined by my nurse as “too much information.” One afternoon while going to my next...
By Steve Williams Fulton High may have a big-play offense, but its defense can play some football, too. The Falcons kept Central in single digits most of the night before winning the latest meeting in the annual Battle of Broadway 31-14 Friday at Bob Black Field. With...
By Bill Howard Gibbs High School rolled into Webb School of Knoxville this past Friday night on a high after defeating Halls on opening night. Against the Spartans, the Eagles ran twice as many plays (85 to 42) from scrimmage, had 127 more total yards (434 to 307),...
By Mark Nagi If you like offensive football, Bill Clabo Field was the place to be last Friday night. The West Rebels and Farragut Admirals scored early and often. In the end, the Rebels did just enough to outscore the Admirals 41-38. “Both defenses are tough, but you...
Pellissippi State opens Bill Haslam Center for Math and Science By Ken Lay A rainy day couldn’t throw a damper on the excitement at Pellissippi State Community College’s Hardin Valley campus Tuesday. The inclement weather forced the school’s administration to shuffle...
By Steve Hunley Joe Biden, according to recent news reports, once said “F – that” when speaking to diplomat Richard Holbrooke in 2010. Biden was arguing the United States should leave Afghanistan whatever the humanitarian costs. The conversation is detailed...
By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com In 2008, Kyle Ward was a twenty-one-year-old senior in the second semester of his final year of college. Ward had plans to finish college when news came that a young man he had known for most of his life, a good...
By John J. Duncan Jr. K.T. McFarland told Maria Bartiromo on August 15 that we should have gotten out of Afghanistan in 2001 shortly after we responded in a very forceful way to the attacks of 9/11. McFarland was Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump and...
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com The left is making clucking sounds about equity. The Biden administration has wholeheartedly embraced the concept with virtually every facet of government being charged with furthering equity. The pivoting to equity from...
“We hang petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.” Aesop By Dr. Jim Ferguson Lately, I’ve been asking myself, is anything working? We live in the information age, but is it even reliable? One of my axioms (Fergisms) is to “Read widely, consider...
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