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The Supremes: Where’s the Wobble?

by | Jul 29, 2024 | Black, Columnist

The Supremes: Where’s the Wobble?   By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com A friend who is a “progressive” wondered what I thought of the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. I told her that I had no opinion. The justices on the...

Maybe there is not a new Ford pickup in my future

by | Jul 22, 2024 | Black, Columnist

Maybe there is not a new Ford pickup in my future By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Truck owners are famously loyal. I have heard Ram owners heap scorn on GMCs and Fords while those owners ridicule Rams. I am a Ford pickup guy. I bought my...

Where is the equity at the Westminster Dog Show?

by | Jul 8, 2024 | Black, Columnist

Where is the equity at the Westminster Dog Show? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I’m a dog person and dogs know it. Perhaps they sense it because they very seldom are aggressive toward me. I once was called by my vet who wanted to know...

Up From Poverty

by | Jul 1, 2024 | Black, Columnist

Up From Poverty By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Go back in your family’s history and you will find poverty. I am not poor. Neither is anyone in my family. I have a PhD. Both my children have MBAs. My late brother had a PhD as do his two...

Will the EPA cause Michigan to flip?

by | Jun 24, 2024 | Black, Columnist

Will the EPA cause Michigan to flip? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Some of us are old enough to remember when West Virginia was solidly Democrat. Republicans were rarely elected to statewide office. Bill Clinton won the state by 13...