by design | Nov 7, 2022 | Columnist, Major
Old Glory Flying High in Corryton! (Part 1) By Ralphine Major It is breathtaking and beautiful! Flying proudly atop a 100-foot-tall flagpole is a giant American flag measuring 20 feet by 30 feet. Old Glory is flanked by the Christian flag and the Clear Springs...
by design | Nov 7, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan
Suing Someone Because They Forced You to Marry By Jedidiah McKeehan In the US we normally think of arranged marriages as a thing of the past. Likewise, we have all seen enough romantic movies and TV shows that we generally think that people marry each other because...
by design | Nov 7, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘It ain’t over yet’ By Tom Mattingly There’s been quite a transformation in the Neyland Stadium crowd that has been obvious to any Vol fan who has walked through the gates of this storied arena since the opening game of the 2021 season. The Vol fan base, historically...
by design | Nov 6, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Who’s Running The Store? Pete Drew was a member of the Knox County Commission and was elected to the General Assembly some years ago. Drew actually won reelection as a Republican to the state legislature. That wouldn’t...
by design | Nov 6, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Tennessee’s Modern Republican Party: Dan Kuykendall By Ray Hill There are a handful of folks who deserve the lion’s share of the credit for creating a true two-party system in Tennessee. From 1900-1970, Tennesseans only elected three Republican governors. Howard...
by design | Oct 31, 2022 | Black, Columnist
Biased Anyone? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The Wall Street Journal had an article about a nurse who was fired because she refused to take a test to reveal any implicit bias. Her reasons mainly involved her insisting she was...
