by design | Mar 13, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson, Stories In This Week's Focus:
If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry. Emily Dickinson By Dr. Jim Ferguson I find it easier to write when something comes to mind rather than waiting for perhaps a more noteworthy topic closer to deadline....
by design | Mar 13, 2022 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com In my mailbox were flyers from a group “U.S. Term Limits” urging my local state representatives to support congressional term limits. Their website says that resolutions have been introduced in 17 states....
by design | Mar 13, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Obviously, after Jesus Christ, I thought my dad was the greatest man who ever lived. From the time I was a small boy, I suppose I wanted to be as much like him as possible. I fell short in many ways, but one area in which I...
by design | Mar 7, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly The phone rang, and the caller posed the question succinctly. Who might be among the most fascinating persons you dealt with in all of Tennessee athletics? It only took a few minutes to come up with the answer. Lindsey Nelson was always a delight,...
by design | Mar 7, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi The Tennessee men’s basketball team is good. Really good. They entered the final game of the regular season only one win out of first place in the Southeastern Conference. They have beaten sixth ranked Arizona, fourth ranked Kentucky and third ranked...
by design | Mar 7, 2022 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major He was the point guard from Kentucky that the late Coach Ray Mears seemed determined to sign to the Tennessee roster. When I learned that Tennessee’s coaches went to watch him play in 17 consecutive games, I wondered if they wore those popular...
