by Steve Hunley | Aug 25, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, The Daily Focus
It has come to my attention, through social and other media, that in last week’s Publisher’s Position I incorrectly identified 2019 city council candidate Amelia Parker as having dropped the “F bomb” while addressing city council about an issue at a council meeting in...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 18, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
They Are on the Ballot By Steve Hunley Whether you believe it or not, there is a socialist movement in Knoxville; in fact, there is a ticket of socialist candidates running for city council. They refer to it as the “City Council Movement” without referring to...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 11, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
ROAD BLOCKED Parking reduced at New Harvest early voting location By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com It is a shame how few people vote in City of Knoxville elections. That trend has been spiraling steadily downward in recent years. Considering that,...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 11, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley I was trying to remember which presidential candidate promised “a chicken in every pot” and checked with our residential historian and my memory was correct, it was Herbert Hoover. Hoover, enjoying the “Republican prosperity” of the 1920s, won a huge...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 4, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, The Daily Focus
Have we found the real reason for Recode? By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com Have we found the real reason for Recode? Last week we concluded The Knoxville Focus Publisher’s Position with a question, “What is the real reason for Recode?” We also asked...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 4, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley As the City of Knoxville government considers the “Recode” proposal, I’ve heard that some officials are insisting Recode will not cause taxes to increase. That just cannot be true. While Recode has undergone more permutations than Frankenstein’s...