by design | Mar 12, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Watkins Overton had been the longest-serving mayor of Memphis when he had been called back to office in 1949. Overton was easily reelected to a four-year term in 1951. Once again, Overton was thwarted by the personal pique of Edward Hull Crump. A...
by design | Mar 6, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Do you trust the federal government? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com More and more Americans do not trust the federal government. Since 1960, trust has fallen from an amazing 70 percent to 24 percent in 2022. The decline started with...
by design | Mar 6, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Democrats Used Covid, Ukraine, Trump To Avoid Big Losses By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Moody’s Analytics, a well-respected, non-partisan business research firm, said a few days ago that inflation was now costing the average American family an extra $395...
by design | Mar 6, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Your best teacher is your last mistake. Ralph Nader By Dr. Jim Ferguson Well, they’ve done it again. Over the weekend of February 24-26, the latest news “bombshell” was released. You realize weekends are when bad news is revealed to John Q. Public and yarns are spun....
by design | Mar 6, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Widows’ Ministry Lifting Spirits at Wallace Memorial By Ralphine Major They arrived at the church dressed in festive pinks and reds. The pastoral staff escorted them to their seats. The occasion was a Valentine’s Day Banquet in the atrium at Wallace Memorial Baptist...
by design | Mar 6, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
Hugs and cuddles By Joe Rector I looked over the other night, and our dog Sadie was asleep beside Amy. When I half-asleep walked into the bedroom, Sadie had managed to lie so close to my wife that the poor woman was hanging on for dear life. No doubt about it, Sadie...
