by design | Oct 23, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Tennessee and Right-to-Work, Part 4: The Tennessee Congressional Delegation and the Taft-Hartley Bill By Ray Hill Both Houses of Congress had passed the Taft-Hartley Bill, as both chambers had a majority of Republicans. The 1946 elections had been a terrific success...
by design | Oct 17, 2022 | Black, Columnist
Why some schools are teaching Critical Race Theory By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Critical race theory (CRT) is being used in many public-school systems as an excuse to deflect from their inability to teach our children how to read, how...
by design | Oct 17, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
Supreme Court On Prayer And Bible Reading II By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Last week I wrote about the U.S. Supreme Court cases in the 1960s which banned prayer and Bible reading in public schools. In the prayer case, all three levels of the New York...
by design | Oct 17, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting Monterey A Day Away by Mike Steely Every small town in our region has its own attractions or special features. One of them, just off Interstate 40 on the Cumberland Plateau, has more things they you probably expect. As you top the mountain headed west from...
by design | Oct 17, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan
How long is a life sentence? By Jedidiah McKeehan “The Defendant is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.” [Gavel slams down] How many times have you heard something like that on a TV show or a movie? How long exactly is a life sentence,...
by design | Oct 17, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
I am that I am. God (Exodus 3:14) By Dr. Jim Ferguson Where do you go when you go to sleep? Of course, the logical answer is nowhere because you’re in your bed. Arguably, your body and brain may be in bed, but where are your thoughts? If I turn off my computer...
