by design | May 19, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Israeli Hatred For Children In Gaza Is Shocking By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The hatred of some in Israel for the people of Gaza – even for little children – is just astounding. If they have even a tiny bit of belief in God, they should pray for...
by design | May 12, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
A Joke That I Fell For Completely By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com When I was in Congress, one of my committees was the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. This was good for East Tennessee because, as the chairman of the Aviation Subcommittee, I...
by design | May 5, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
I Wish I Could Stop Reading About The Slaughter In Gaza By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com As I sat in church last Sunday before the service started, I thought maybe I read too much. I wish I had not read about Mohamed Hegazy, a seven-year-old Palestinian boy...
by design | Apr 28, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Trade War – You Can Root For Trump Or For China By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com When I was a batboy for the Knoxville Smokies in the late 1950s and early 1960s, I did it for free the first and second seasons and then for $1.50 a game after that. In...
by design | Apr 21, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Israel – Killing Ambulance Workers, Starving Little Children By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com On Palm Sunday (April 13), Israeli bombs destroyed the surgery and intensive care sections of the “last fully functional hospital in Gaza City,” according...
by design | Apr 14, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Trump And His Tariffs By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com In early 2016, I became one of the first members of Congress to endorse Donald Trump for the nomination of the Republican Party as our candidate for president. I did this because he seemed to be by far...
