by design | Oct 17, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
Supreme Court On Prayer And Bible Reading II By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Last week I wrote about the U.S. Supreme Court cases in the 1960s which banned prayer and Bible reading in public schools. In the prayer case, all three levels of the New York...
by design | Oct 10, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
Supreme Court On Prayer And Bible Reading, I By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com On June 25, 1962 the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a very controversial decision in Engel v. Vitale saying that New York public school teachers could not lead students in a...
by design | Oct 3, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
Eisenhower Was A Very Courageous President By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com President Dwight Eisenhower was one of our greatest presidents. The eight years he was in the White House were years of peace and prosperity. Inflation averaged 1.3% a year, and...
by design | Sep 26, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
Computers, Internet Destroy Top-Secret Classification By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The U.S. has far too many intelligence agencies with far too many employees and is classifying far too much material. There are now 18 U.S. intelligence...
by design | Sep 19, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com My late wife, Lynn, several times over the years said to me, “Please, no more books.” My house and offices have always been filled with books I used to tell her that all those books were what was going to keep...
by design | Sep 12, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
A Disappointing Vote By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I have lived in Knox County since I was seven weeks old and, while I spend some time at our house on Cherokee Lake, I have always considered Knoxville and Knox County home. I have never missed voting in...
