by design | May 23, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dylan Thomas When you lose that trust it changes the institution fundamentally. It’s like an infidelity that you can explain it, but you can’t undo it....
by design | May 23, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Back in 2019, Tennessee hosted BYU. The visitors from Utah brought thousands of fans to Knoxville and by many accounts, they had a positive presence at Neyland Stadium. Cougar supporters were loud and supportive of their team and talked glowingly of their...
by design | May 23, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly I remember going to Chattanooga one day to meet with a bunch of guys who post on a chat board called Outermonvolia. It was a chance to see the faces behind the voices of the guys who proffer their opinions on anything to do with University of...
by design | May 22, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Kincannon Proposes, Council Approves 21% Tax Increase Nobody who reads The Knoxville Focus can possibly be surprised the City of Knoxville will see the biggest increase in its property tax in history. Mayor Indya Kincannon proposed a 50-cent (21%)...
by design | May 22, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill For decades, Democrats in Tennessee had enjoyed the luxury of sailing through general elections without having to worry about the results. Republicans in Tennessee talked a good game and usually had nominees for both the governorship and seats in the...
by design | May 16, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi The NCAA is investigating alleged rules violations that took place during the Jeremy Pruitt era. At least I think that’s what they are doing. Because really… can we be sure about any of their activities these days? Tennessee fired Pruitt 16 months ago,...
