By John J. Duncan Jr. Over the July 4th weekend, 104 people were shot in Chicago, with 18 killed, including two policemen and a six-year-old girl. This followed more typical recent Chicago weekends, one with 62 people shot resulting in three deaths, and another when...
Recognition of the supreme being is the first, the most basic, expression of Americanism. Without God, there could be no American form of government, nor American way of life. — Dwight D. Eisenhower By Dr. Jim Ferguson And then they were gone. After spending a week...
By Steve Williams Several local high school football coaches enjoyed time with their families at the beach during the TSSAA Dead Period the past two weeks, particularly new Knoxville Catholic coach Korey Mobbs. “We spent the first week at Santa Rosa Beach in Florida...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Years ago, before the automobile, many bridges in our area were covered to protect them from the elements. Few of those continue to exist but there are some here and there that are still in use. It’s interesting to...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Pond Gap Neighborhood Association has been celebrating its history and establishing its identity for several years now. These efforts have included placing street flags and banners on utility poles, fighting and...
Sweet P’s opens new location in Fountain City By Ken Lay Fountain City’s newest restaurant is opening today (July 6). Knoxville’s Sweet P’s chain is expanding and will have a new home on the north end of town. Sweet P’s Uptown Corner, located at 3029 Tazewell Pike,...
By Steve Hunley Last week, the Knoxville City Council voted to allow the Knoxville Utilities Board to go into the broadband business. KUB is preparing to spend $700 million of ratepayer’s money over a period of seven years to launch their new project. Of course they...
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Tucker Carlson is the most courageous person on national television today. Night after night, he takes on liberal and left-wing billionaires, anti-white racism, and other topics others are too politically ‘correct’ to touch....
By Ray Hill Milton Ruben Young is a name very few of my readers are likely familiar with and he was an improbable member of the United States Senate. Even in his native state of North Dakota, Young is something of vague figure despite almost thirty-six years of...
To destroy a people, you must first sever their roots. Alexander Solzhenitsyn By Dr. Jim Ferguson This is a special time for me because as I begin this essay my daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren are winging their way to Knoxville from Portland, Oregon. Due to...
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