Dr. Fred Hurst: One Of Tennessee’s Best

Dr. Fred Hurst: One Of Tennessee’s Best By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com East Tennessee is filled with wonderful people, and one of the very best is a man who has helped take care of me for many years, Dr. Fred Hurst. I cannot find words to adequately...

Who’s fooling who?

Who’s fooling who? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com July 3 marks my 78th birthday. Once I had an animated discussion with my mother. I was exasperated and said, “Why did you have me?” She replied, “We didn’t know it was going to be you.”...

Publisher’s Positions

Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Feds Say “No” To Bridge The Knoxville City Council in a big rush to build a bridge to nowhere, watched as the University of Tennessee bought $9 million worth of property, which meant it disappeared from the tax rolls.  The...

Don’t Schoolchildren in Colorado Deserve Better?

Don’t Schoolchildren in Colorado Deserve Better?   By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I was going to entitle this article “Do you want these clowns teaching your children?” but I decided not to insult clowns. The Colorado teachers’...