by Steve Hunley | Aug 14, 2016 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The ballots in the recent election had barely been counted when the News Sentinel started giving the new Board of Education advice about how to pick the next superintendent. The Sentinel told the incoming Board members just what to look for in a new...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 7, 2016 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley For those of you who don’t think elections, especially local elections matter, take the case of Mike McMillan, East Knox County’s member of the Board of Education. When McMillan entered the primary for the Board of Education literally at the last...
by Steve Hunley | Jul 24, 2016 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Knoxville has a particular wealthy elite political class that has appeared with alarming frequency during the last several election cycles. The Haslam family and its faithful retainers have recently had a habit of contributing money for their favorite...
by Steve Hunley | Jul 17, 2016 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley One question I’ve been asking myself is, “Does Donald Trump really want to win?” If he does want to win, he really needs to focus like a laser beam on the four issues that I believe are most important to the vast majority of Americans: the economy,...
by Steve Hunley | Jul 4, 2016 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Interim School Superintendent Buzz Thomas is off to a good start with his letter to the community. Thomas has hit the right note by clearly indicating he’s cognizant of every stakeholder involved in the school system, which extends beyond teachers,...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 24, 2016 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Recently, there has been a rash of threats in our schools. It seems like every passing day, someone has threatened to blow up a particular school or there is some other threat of serious violence. Superintendent Jim McIntyre simply murmurs some vague...
