by design | May 16, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures. The Psalmist By Dr. Jim Ferguson As I begin this essay on my seventy-first birthday, I wonder, “What happened?” It doesn’t seem so long ago that I retired from traditional medical practice, my...
by design | May 16, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Do you remember when you cried after a punishment, usually a spanking, from your parents? You snotted and sniveled and sometimes squalled. Do you recall what your dad or mom said? I bet it was something along the lines of, “You stop that crying or I’ll...
by design | May 16, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely When explorer Dr. Thomas Walker entered the territory outside Colonial America in 1750 and crossed the mountains he eventually passed through what the Cherokee called “Ouasioto” which meant “mountain gap.” Walker, on his way into what was to become...
by design | May 16, 2022 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Spring. It is the season of Easter celebration, new life, and new growth with all its hope and beauty. The mountains of East Tennessee are majestic especially in the spring. But spring of 2022 once again brought tragedy to the region. Wildfires...
by design | May 16, 2022 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Henry John Temple once said “Countries don’t have permanent friends only permanent interests.” How else to explain how our once enemies (Japan and Germany) are our friends and our once friends (China and...
by design | May 16, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Anyone who saw Sen. Elizabeth Warren screaming in front of the U.S. Supreme Court a few days ago saw possibly the most hateful, angry woman I have ever seen. I think probably the only ones who were favorably impressed by her...
