by design | Oct 31, 2021 | Columnist, Duncan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com There was nothing conservative about either the Clinton or Obama Administrations, but the Biden Administration is starting to make them look conservative in comparison. For many years, a statement has been mistakenly...
by design | Oct 31, 2021 | Columnist, Ferguson, Stories In This Week's Focus:
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work very hard to remain stupid.” Ben Franklin By Dr. Jim Ferguson You have heard the adage that getting older is not for sissies. Notice that I used “older” rather than “old” because it best describes a calculus rather...
by design | Oct 31, 2021 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com As a young assistant professor, I was the faculty advisor to the student libertarian party at the University of Florida. We sold bumper stickers that said, “Taxation is Theft.” Mine was stolen. America has the most...
by design | Oct 25, 2021 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Cooler temperatures rolled in on game day, but they in no way dulled the enthusiasm of Volunteer fans. The University of Mississippi arrived in Knoxville to do battle with UT. Saturday’s opponent was led by Lane Kiffin. Most of us remember good ol’ Lane....
by design | Oct 25, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Its effects are still being seen and felt. More than a year and a half after the Covid pandemic entered our world, shortages galore are facing Americans. Who could have imagined in March 2020 that in the fall of 2021 more than 100 cargo ships on the...
by design | Oct 25, 2021 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely You don’t often think of those small outlying communities but several played an important part in our Civil War era. Before railroads and the creation of the TVA lakes, our area was a much different place. If you’d like to take a nearby trip and drive...
