by Harold Black | May 23, 2021 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Howard Black blackh@knoxfocus.com For the second session in a row, the US House of Representatives voted along party lines to make the District of Columbia a state. Rumor has it that the District then decided not to have a state bird because they could not find one...
by Ralphine Major | May 23, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com It is human nature when a holiday comes around to look back on how it was celebrated the year before. Nearly all of last year’s holidays were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, restrictions are being lifted in...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | May 23, 2021 | Columnist, McKeehan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Jedidiah McKeehan If you ever have to sue someone, and the matter proceeds to trial, and you win, you will be awarded a judgment against the person who you sued. For example, if a credit card company sues someone for not paying their bill, they may obtain a...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | May 17, 2021 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan One area of law that most people have heard of, even if they do not totally understand it, is worker’s compensation law, which is often shortened to worker’s comp. Worker’s comp cases are those involving an employee who was injured while...
by Joe Rector | May 17, 2021 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector We’re home from vacation. Everything is unloaded and before long, I’ll have the sand out of shoes and suitcases. The weather was perfect. Highs were in the upper 70s to the low 80s. The rains hit on Monday and Tuesday, but we still found things to keep...
by Steve Hunley | May 16, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them Let’s look at Chicago—the last Republican mayor of the “Windy City” was William Hale Thompson who left office in 1931. So, for the last 89 years, Chicago has been governed by Democrats. Now an animal shelter is...
