by design | Aug 6, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Statesman from the North Star State: Edward J Thye of Minnesota By Ray Hill Politics is perhaps the most fickle of mistresses. The one thing one can always rely upon to change is the times. Even the most enduring of officeholders are frequently faced with the changing...
by design | Jul 31, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
One of the legendary professors By Tom Mattingly Sometimes the names of people you’ve admired greatly over the years pop into your head for no specific reason. That was the case with Jimmy Walls, James Gray Walls, Sr., officially, the professor who taught the...
by design | Jul 31, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Much Has Changed Since ‘Andy Of Mayberry Days’ By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Last week I wrote about how so many things had changed since I grew up in “Andy of Mayberry Days” in the 50s and early 60s. A few of the many examples I gave were that families...
by design | Jul 31, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Random Thoughts By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com How can law enforcement find the Long Island serial killer but can’t find who leaked the Supreme Court’s opinion on abortion or who left the cocaine at the White House? Remember when...
by design | Jul 31, 2023 | Columnist, McKeehan
You are always allowed to represent yourself… but should you? By Jedidiah McKeehan From time to time, I will have a consultation with someone, and it becomes clear to me that they are pumping me for information so they can try to represent themselves. Sometimes...
by design | Jul 31, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
A Day Away By Mike Steely My fascination with ghost towns goes back to my childhood and growing up along the Tennessee and Kentucky border where there were many abandoned coal mining towns. I remember visiting places like Morley, Pruden and Habersham shortly after...
