by design | Aug 4, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
College fears By Joe Rector Younger children are counting the last days of summer vacation before school doors open and trap them for the next nine months. Right behind them, colleges will soon begin fall semesters. Last year, 6,804 freshmen began courses of study at...
by design | Aug 4, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘Why, Tell Me, Why?’ By Tom Mattingly Someone asked why Tennessee fans had always made such a big deal about the football team wearing white jerseys for road games. It was definitely a big deal in those uncertain times in 1971 when the whole white jersey...
by design | Aug 3, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Goodbye And Good Riddance The outcry by the Left at the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s late-night show is almost as amusing as it is stupid. Colbert reportedly has a huge staff of writers, yet is about as funny as an attack of...
by design | Aug 3, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
‘Stubby’ A Hero of the Great War By Ray Hill Faithful readers of this column know of my great love for dogs, and I cannot count the number of times people have told me how much they like it when I write about animals. I have long contended that the dog is God’s most...
by design | Jul 28, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Democrats Seem To Care Mainly About Illegal Immigrants By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com CNN reported a few days ago that the Democratic Party is now seen favorably by only 28% of the American people, its lowest ranking ever. It may be because the Democrats...
by design | Jul 28, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Suppose I were nominated to be chairman of the Fed? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Not only would I not be nominated (I am too old and too independent), but the pay is lousy ($250,000), and though I once loved living in Washington,...
