by design | Aug 11, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
My Golf Game Is Unbelievable (Part One) By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com When I come in from playing golf and someone asks me how I did, I usually just say, “Unbelievable.” That can mean either good or bad, and most of the time it is not good. One of my...
by design | Aug 4, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Starving Little Children Create Global Outrage By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com When I began to think about what I would write about in this week’s column, my first thought was that I hoped everyone saw the gruesome photographs of the tiny five-month-old...
by design | Jul 28, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Democrats Seem To Care Mainly About Illegal Immigrants By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com CNN reported a few days ago that the Democratic Party is now seen favorably by only 28% of the American people, its lowest ranking ever. It may be because the Democrats...
by design | Jul 21, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Barney Fife Day (And My Birthday) By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The date this column is published (July 21), I will have my 78th birthday. I call it Barney Fife Day because several years ago, I got a big kick out of it when I found this was also Don...
by design | Jul 14, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Congress Is Spending Money We Do Not Have By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com One of the most popular things a member of Congress can do is bash Congress, saying or implying that it is filled with bad or crooked, or even evil people. Yet, this is not only very...
by design | Jul 7, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
The Way Most Americans Feel About Foreign Wars By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com When I was in Congress, the least popular, least respected members were the biggest publicity seekers – the ones who were the first and quickest to run to the cameras. They were...
