by design | May 1, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
The Morgan Wallen No-Show By Mark Nagi Loyal readers of my columns/articles know that this is not typically a space for entertainment reviews. Here, we talk sports. Lots of East Tennessee related sports, some national sports, but the main takeaway is that I’m writing...
by design | Apr 30, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Kincannon’s Budget And More City Mayor Indya Kincannon sent out a press release with her budget presentation last week. If it wasn’t quite revisionist history, then it was certainly rearranging the facts. Kincannon bragged about the fiscal health of...
by design | Apr 30, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Noah M. Mason of Illinois looked like precisely what he was: an old schoolteacher. Diminutive in stature, white-haired and frequently with a stern expression etched into his face, Noah Mason served for twenty-six years as a congressman from Illinois. ...
by design | Apr 24, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com When my fellow Focus columnist, Tom Mattingly, wrote recently about Ben Byrd, the longtime sports editor for the Knoxville Journal, it brought back some memories for me, too. I knew Ben well from being around...
by design | Apr 24, 2023 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Remember the joke about the guy tasting Bud Light for the first time and thought it tasted funny and sent it to a lab? The report said, “I am afraid your horse has diabetes.” Well, now Bud Light – the fake...
by design | Apr 24, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
Taking the Somerset Loop A Day Away By Mike Steely Somerset, Kentucky, is located west of London and Corbin and is the county seat of Pulaski County. The county is named after Polish Count Casimir Pulaski who served during the American Revolution under General George...
