by design | Dec 11, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Another Example of Kincannon’s Tax and Spend Administration Deputy Mayor Stephanie Welch made the announcement last June she was leaving Knoxville to return to Maine in order to be closer to family. After having served briefly as a member of the...
by design | Dec 11, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
‘Big Bill’ Thompson of Chicago By Ray Hill William Hale Thompson enjoyed a long political career in a city known for its corruption. “Big Bill” Thompson was the last Republican to be elected mayor of Chicago. A modern political showman without being burdened with...
by design | Dec 5, 2022 | Black, Columnist
Are Blacks Becoming Politically Irrelevant? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com In this election cycle, there has been a notable swing of Latino voters to the Republican party. One reason has been abortion. Fifty-five percent of Latinos are...
by design | Dec 5, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
Environmentalists Want To Force People To Drive Less By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com My Dad told me many years ago – probably in the 1980s – that there were more cars in most high school parking lots than there were at UT when he started there in...
by design | Dec 5, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. John Adams By Dr. Jim Ferguson It’s funny how you all of a sudden notice something. Some years ago, I noticed a tree with yellow to reddish...
by design | Dec 5, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
What was your childhood Christmas present wish? More Than A Day Away By Mike Steely The holidays are upon us and every child has a secret, or not-so-secret, wish for a Christmas present. Although traditionally the Christmas season begins right after Thanksgiving, it...
