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Happy Thanksgiving!

by Steve Hunley | Nov 19, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Here at The Knoxville Focus we are thankful for a great many things.  First and foremost we are thankful for God, family and country. The Focus continues to grow and for that we are also very thankful. For the success The Focus has had, we owe that to...

Let the Leadership Academy Go

by Steve Hunley | Nov 5, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley This Wednesday the Knox County Board of Education will vote whether or not to extend the life of the Leadership Academy, the brainchild and refuge of former Superintendent of Schools Jim McIntyre.  McIntyre is paid $180,000 annually for teaching three...

Board should end Jim McIntyre’s Golden Parachute

by Steve Hunley | Oct 29, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley The Knox County Board of Education will today begin discussions about the future of the Leadership Academy, otherwise known as the Center for Educational Leadership.  This is the soft berth where Jim McIntyre landed after quitting as superintendent of...

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...
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