By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Warning: On this topic, I am woefully ignorant. Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine. What should be the US response? But first, I wonder if Putin would be doing this if Trump were still president? America...
Liability for Debts After a Divorce
By Jedidiah McKeehan A normal part of divorce cases is dividing up the husband and wife’s assets and debts. While the law says the parties’ marital assets are to be “equitably” divided, most judges interpret the word equitable to mean “equal.” Effectively, that means...
In what do you trust?
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. J. O’Rourke By Dr. Jim Ferguson As many of you already know, Tennesseans are getting new automobile license plates. I am envious of my wife because she is already sporting her...
A Day Away: Little Ponderosa Zoo worth a family visit
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com My wife and I had talked about visiting the Little Ponderosa Zoo and Rescue for some time and recently we took a Sunday afternoon and drove to Clinton with little knowledge of what to expect at the family-operated zoo...
The Knoxville Focus for February 21, 2022
Cash, Rysewyk make final pitches to BOE By Ken Lay The search for the next Knox County Schools Superintendent has entered its home stretch. The two candidates to replace the retiring Bob Thomas made their final pitches to the Knox County Board of Education Friday in...
Publisher’s Positions
By Steve Hunley Former Sheriff’s Narcotics Chief Faces Federal Indictment Another one of former Knox County Sheriff Jimmy “J. J.” Jones’ model employees seems to be in a spot of trouble. Actually it could be big trouble. David Henderson, supervisor of the Knox...
School mask mandate taken to commission
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Three school board members, aided by Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, went before the Knox County Commission’s work session Tuesday evening demanding an outside attorney be hired to fight the federal judge’s mask...
Tennessee Goes Republican… Again!
The 1956 Presidential Election in Tennessee By Ray Hill Dwight D. Eisenhower had carried Tennessee in the 1952 election, albeit it only barely, with the final totals being 446,147 for “Ike” and 443,710 for Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson. It was a difference of...
Move to Samford paying off big for Ques Glover
By Steve Williams All he needed was a chance. Former Bearden High basketball standout Ques Glover has been an exciting addition to the Southern Conference at Samford University this season after transferring from Florida. He became a Bulldog again too and is playing...
The Left Wants To Censor Those Who Disagree
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Bob Yarbrough, the very popular host of a morning show on WOKI, hit the nail on the head recently when he said what some people were calling misinformation today should more accurately be called disagreement. Some on...
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Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice Celebrates 30 years
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Karns LL teams are battling for state berth
By Steve Williams Karns is...
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The Knoxville Focus: Monday, August 13, 2012
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92 Boxes of Love
More than 20 volunteers...
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South-Doyle Delivers Shutout over Heritage
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Rosie’s World
Rosie Moore celebrated her...