by design | May 22, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Time waits for none of us, and progress is inevitable. So it shouldn’t be that much of a surprise to learn about the latest plans for Neyland Stadium. Well, this doesn’t have as much to do with the stadium itself, but the land surrounding it. They are...
by design | May 22, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly There have been times, through the years, when combatants have come out to play football in uniforms that were, shall we say, sartorially challenged. For the 1977 Vandy game, in John Majors’ first year as head coach, Tennessee for the first time...
by design | May 21, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Knox County Vagrancy Laws Must Be Enforced Folks in northeast Knox County have been worried about an increasing presence of either the homeless or just plain old vagrants along Harris Road, a residential street. Neighbors have complained about fires...
by design | May 21, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill There was a time when people engaged in voting a straight ticket, meaning they voted for every candidate of one political party or the other. There have also been election cycles where a tidal wave of support empowered one party or the other. 1920 was such...
by design | May 15, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The very corrupt World Health Organization declared a few days ago that the coronavirus pandemic was officially over. It was a virus that was exaggerated and blown way out of proportion and in that way became a very cruel...
by design | May 15, 2023 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com There are those who simply on reflex yell for the federal government to balance the budget. They say that households have to balance budgets (they don’t really) so the government should balance its...
