by design | Nov 5, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Leftist Bigotry The Democrats have a Hamas problem inside their own party. The extreme Hamas wing of the Democrat Party thrives even here in Tennessee. State Senator Heidi Campbell, who has run races for Congress against Andy...
by design | Nov 5, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
K.D. McKellar Goes To Congress, II By Ray Hill The campaigns of Kenneth D. McKellar and his chief opponent for the Democratic nomination in the 1911 special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George Washington Gordon had heated up. McKellar...
by design | Oct 30, 2023 | Columnist, McKeehan
What’s the Difference Between a Parcel, Tract and a Lot? By Jedidiah McKeehan A parcel, a tract, and a lot. If you say it five times fast, you may have a decent tongue twister on your hands. What do these terms mean though? Is there any difference between them? Let’s...
by design | Oct 30, 2023 | Black, Columnist
The Speakership Mess: A Modest Proposal By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The Republican caucus is a mess. Unlike the Democrats who seem to be able to vote unanimously on most issues despite some ideological differences, the Republicans...
by design | Oct 30, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
House Republicans Finally Elect A Speaker By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Thank goodness the Republicans in the U.S. House finally got tired of fighting each other and elected Mike Johnson, a constitutional lawyer from Louisiana, as speaker of the House....
by design | Oct 30, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘Tennessee faithful were shocked’ By Tom Mattingly The date was Dec. 27, 1969. On that day, no one knew what was in store for the Vol football program in the aftermath of Tennessee playing Florida in the Gator Bowl. The Vols, SEC champ and ranked No. 11 (AP), were...
