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Fee versus ‘Free’

by Steve Hunley | Oct 22, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Evidently the Knoxville News-Sentinel has taken up the cause of allowing folks to copy public documents with cell phones.  According to the Sentinel, this is a fundamental aspect of transparency required for the public good.  The Sentinel is commending...

NFL Players Take a Knee… I’ll Just Take a Break

by Steve Hunley | Oct 1, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley For six months I live without NFL football and I reckon I can live without it for the other six months.  Evidently I’m not alone. Attendance is down and so are viewers.  Perhaps more disturbing to team owners, so is revenue.  Clearly, folks are unhappy...

Ambulance Provider Questions Raised Again

by Steve Hunley | Sep 24, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley According to 7th District County Commissioner Charles Busler it may well be AMR, Knox County’s ambulance service provider, is not in compliance with its current contract.  That is embarrassing enough, but even more embarrassing is the fact the Knox...

Gift Card Hypocrisy

by Steve Hunley | Sep 4, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley The Knoxville News-Sentinel is no stranger to hypocrisy; no indeed, the Sentinel and hypocrisy are on intimate terms. The story published in the Sentinel last Saturday attacking Commissioners Charles Busler and Bob Thomas reached new heights of...

County Commission Should Rebid Ambulance Contract

by Steve Hunley | Aug 27, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley The Knox County Commission will be considering voting on an issue today that is of vital importance to every resident of our community.  The commissioners are being asked to renew the contract for ambulance service held by AMR, formerly Rural/Metro. ...

Thank You Congressman Duncan

by Steve Hunley | Aug 13, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Congressman John J. “Jimmy” Duncan has announced he will not be a candidate for reelection next year.  The people of Tennessee’s Second Congressional District owe Jimmy Duncan a debt of gratitude for a job well done.  Like his father before him, Duncan...
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