by design | Mar 21, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Nothing in my high school career was better than chorus. Milton Nelson chose his group with care, and to be in the class was an honor. My freshman year was spent in band, but playing the trumpet just didn’t offer that much fun, especially to a...
by design | Mar 21, 2022 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major They were lifelong members of the Gibbs Community. For many years, Clark and Ollie Drummer were also active members of Clapp’s Chapel United Methodist Church. When our family moved into the neighborhood many years ago, Ollie and Clark would often...
by design | Mar 21, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely If you are a history buff you might enjoy a day trip into Kentucky to the little town of Manchester. The town is special in many different ways. It’s not just the county seat of Clay County but Manchester was once, long ago, along the old Warrior’s Path...
by design | Mar 21, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com My late wife, Lynn, used to tell me and occasionally would tell others that I still live in Andy of Mayberry days because I didn’t change. Although once she did say that it was probably good for our marriage that I usually...
by design | Mar 21, 2022 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Joe Biden gave a speech in New York on guns. Referring to the Second Amendment he stated that “no amendment was absolute” and that preventing the sale of certain firearms “doesn’t violate anybody’s Second...
by design | Mar 21, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan If you have ever watched a movie or TV show involving a courtroom scene, somewhere during that scene there may have been an instance of a judge banging their gavel and demanding that the courtroom come to order. Or sometimes, the judge will...
