by design | Sep 1, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Unknown Long George S. Long of Louisiana By Ray Hill One of the most enduring of all political dynasties is that founded by Huey Pierce Long, Louisiana’s “Kingfish.” Even those who barely know anything about politics and history are oftentimes familiar with the...
by design | Aug 25, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Neocons Responsible For Russian-Ukraine War By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com On August 16, my wife, Vickie, and I attended a conference at the Dulles Airport Hilton just outside Washington, D.C. It was titled “A Blueprint For Peace” and was hosted by the...
by design | Aug 25, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Fire Lutnick! By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The president fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, turning her into a cause celebre. Pardon me, but that was not a very smart move. The initial job...
by design | Aug 25, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘They’re going to catch you’ By Tom Mattingly The day was Oct. 22, 1977, in the year John Majors came marching home as head football coach at the University of Tennessee. The series grew in intensity in 1969, with a 14-13 Florida win in the Gator Bowl. The...
by design | Aug 25, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Vacation By Dr. Jim Ferguson Is the notion of a vacation irrelevant if you are retired and every day is a holiday from work? I retired from medicine after 45 years and a lifetime of meeting schedules. But now the publisher’s deadline for this weekly column is my only...
by design | Aug 25, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
The Tragic Truth on Passive Parenting By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor There is a haunting tragedy that echoes through history: it is possible to win in the world and lose at home. A pastor friend recently shared with me the story of a...
