by design | Jul 18, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. –Nelson Mandela Fear is a reaction; courage is a decision. –Winston Churchill By Dr. Jim Ferguson Sometimes beginning an essay is the most difficult part. My English...
by design | Jul 18, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector My dear wife Amy bought me a Kindle Fire so that I would have something from which to read books on the beach when we take our vacation. I like this new one because its battery lasts a long time, and the device can hold bunches of books without weighing...
by design | Jul 18, 2022 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major The sights are not always picture-perfect. Our region has been hit hard recently with high temperatures and powerful storms. Thunder and lightning. Power outages. Flooding. Downed trees. Debris everywhere! The storms have almost become a daily...
by design | Jul 18, 2022 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The left has always loved the judiciary making policy that fail to make it through the legislature. However, when the Supreme Court stopped making policy and started enforcing the law, the left...
by design | Jul 18, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I miss Wright’s Cafeteria. Everything I ever had there was good, and I always saw a lot of friendly people there. One of the most pleasant was the owner, my friend David Wright. The cafeteria was filled with pictures of...
by design | Jul 18, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly It’s not how you start. It’s how you finish. That was a capsule summary of the 1981 Tennessee football season, marked by a rocky start on Rocky Top. After losses at Georgia (44-0) and at Southern Cal (43-7), no one in Big Orange Country would have...
