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Farewell Senator Ben Atchley

by Steve Hunley | Nov 18, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley The Focus carries a special remembrance of Ben Atchley, who passed away last week.  It is a reminder to us all of a different time in the political landscape of Knox County of how a truly good man prospered in the turmoil of Tennessee politics. Ben...

Election of Lee, Blackburn historic

by Steve Hunley | Nov 11, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley The recent midterm election in Tennessee was historic.  I double checked my facts and Bill Lee is the first Republican governor-elect to take over from a member of his own party since 1869. Since 1970’s election of Republican Winfield Dunn, Tennesseans...

Pension Decision Raises Bigger Questions

by Steve Hunley | Nov 4, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley The decision issued by Chancellor John Weaver regarding the lawsuit about pensions raises some bigger issues that will certainly confront the county for quite sometime to come.  In essence, Chancellor Weaver’s opinion focused upon one question: does...

Innocent until proven guilty must be gender neutral

by Steve Hunley | Sep 30, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley As a society, we are urged to “believe the women.”  A better standard would be to believe the truth.  I can think of two blatant instances when believing the women turned out to be disastrous.  There is the notorious example of the Duke University...

Enough is Enough: Kavanaugh Circus Must End

by Steve Hunley | Sep 23, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Any reasonable person would have to conclude the hearings on the nomination for Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the U. S. Supreme Court is nothing less than a circus. Kavanaugh should have been confirmed by now but for the last-minute accusation made...

Hazing should be illegal

by Steve Hunley | Sep 16, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley There is no plainer way to put it; quite simply hazing should be illegal.  A recent reminder was the filing of a lawsuit by a former Florida State University student who claims he sustained a brain injury while being forced to participate in a hazing...
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