by design | Feb 26, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Jacquie Litton Brokers Sale of Midway IGA New Owners Receive Warm Welcome from Community By Ralphine Major It looked the same. It even felt the same when I walked inside even though I knew behind the scenes, something had changed. I was at the Midway IGA grocery...
by design | Feb 26, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Pirates Walk the Plank The little band of political pirates who boarded the GOP Ship of State two years ago walked the plank earlier this month. Erik Wiatr and his merry band sought to perpetuate their hold on the throat of the local Republican...
by design | Feb 26, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Last Campaign: Overton vs. Orgill By Ray Hill The story of Samuel Watkins Overton is as interesting as it was turbulent. Overton came from one of Tennessee’s most aristocratic families; his great-great-grandfather John Overton was one of the Volunteer State’s...
by design | Feb 20, 2023 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com In case you missed it, the left’s latest jihad is the war on gas stoves. Never mind that most cooks prefer gas. Never mind that 40 million households have gas stoves (including my two cooktops). The powers...
by design | Feb 20, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Pete Rose Deserves To Be In Hall Of Fame By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I first saw the famous baseball player Pete Rose when I was a batboy for The Knoxville Smokies. He was memorable even then because he was the only player anyone ever saw run...
by design | Feb 20, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
People don’t realize how hard it is to speak the truth to a world full of people who don’t realize they’re living a lie. Eric Snowden By Dr. Jim Ferguson I remain highly critical of Eric Snowden who betrayed our country and defected to Russia. If we ever get the...
