by Steve Hunley | Oct 4, 2015 | Archived Editions, Archives, Columnist, Hunley
Congratulations Mayor Rogero! By Steve Hunley Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero made history by becoming the first woman to be elected to serve as the city’s chief executive. In fact, Madeline Rogero was the first woman ever to be elected as mayor of one of...
by Steve Hunley | Sep 27, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Some people have some perception of welfare; more often than not we think about some collecting benefits, pumping out children, and not working. There is a debate raging presently just how much our government spends currently on all welfare-related...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 16, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley By this time, readers of The Knoxville Focus realize you won’t find the voice of the political or business establishment inside these pages. We have plenty of other local media for that. Yet some folks are mighty slow in realizing the general public...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 9, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Like it or not, the 2016 presidential contest is underway. The Republicans almost have more candidates than the Duggers have children and have already clashed in the first debate of the political season. Hillary Clinton has been the presumptive...
by Steve Hunley | May 17, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley “Leaders” need a history lesson on Gibbs Middle School A recent article in the local daily paper cited concerns raised by “community leaders” over the proposed construction of a middle school in the Gibbs community. Their issues with the proposal stem...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 26, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley This week has been one of enlightenment in terms of the tactics used by the Broad Academy trainees to obtain what they want and the means they are willing to use to get it. Knox County Schools Superintendent and Broad Academy graduate Dr. Jim McIntyre,...
