by design | Dec 26, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley When Public Is Not Public Mayor Indya Kincannon has already got a transparency problem as evidenced by the lawsuit filed by the Knoxville News Sentinel over the process used by the city government in selecting a new police chief. Still, the city just...
by design | Dec 26, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Knoxville’s Lawyer & Statesman: Hobart F. Atkins By Ray Hill Like all things, Hobart Freeman Atkins long ago passed into the pages of history. And like so many others, Hobart F. Atkins deserves to be remembered. When he died, the Knoxville News-Sentinel...
by design | Dec 19, 2022 | Black, Columnist
Amnesty for Illegals to Combat Declining Birth Rates? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Chuck Schumer wants amnesty for illegals and a path to citizenship for “all 11 million or however many undocumented there are here.” Now 11 million is...
by design | Dec 19, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
The Night Beau Corrected The Preacher By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com My oldest grandchild, Beau, is 19 now and is a freshman at U.T. He has made very good grades, worked at part-time jobs, and has become a very good and kind young man. However, he shocked...
by design | Dec 19, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
Declination We have met the enemy, and he is us. Pogo By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’ve never been a fan of newspaper comic strips. As a kid, Looney Tunes cartoons were my Saturday morning entertainment and subliminal teacher. Heckle & Jeckle, Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny,...
by design | Dec 19, 2022 | Columnist, Major
Enjoy Christmas! By Ralphine Major We made them every year. Creamy butter mints made from a recipe our mother found were a Christmas treat! Sometimes they were made for other occasions, but always at Christmas. The green and pink mints were made in the shape of...
