by design | Jan 9, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
More Fantasy Football Depression By Mark Nagi Folks, if there is one thing that I have learned in my 50 years on this planet, its that it is better not to care. You don’t get hurt that way. Every year I play fantasy football… in multiple leagues, and (almost) every...
by design | Jan 8, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley City Administration Needs To Be More Open And Transparent A few weeks ago, Eric Vreeland, the city spin doctor for the Kincannon administration took issue with my description of the pay for former deputy mayor Stephanie Welch....
by design | Jan 8, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Daniel A. Reed of New York By Ray Hill At the time of his death, Daniel Alden Reed of New York was the senior Republican in the House of Representatives, having served forty years in Congress. Only two Democrats had served longer than Reed; Speaker Sam Rayburn of...
by design | Jan 3, 2023 | Black, Columnist
The Real Threat to Democracy By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Happy New Year. I seriously doubt that 2023 will be a “happy” new year. It will likely be full of angst from the usual suspects. Those on the left will continue to whine...
by design | Jan 3, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Congress Passes Historically Bad Bill By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Congress has proven once again that the easiest thing in the world to do is to spend other peoples’ money. The one-trillion, seven hundred-billion dollar bill passed in Washington on...
by design | Jan 3, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Twilight Zone -No man’s life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session. -There is no distinctly native American criminal class, save Congress. Mark Twain By Dr. Jim Ferguson As a writer of science fiction, I often imagine what it might be like...
