‘The Virginian,’ the Hero

  By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com It was the first year I started writing for The Focus when Hollywood cowboy stars James Drury and Robert Fuller moseyed into Morristown for the Western Legends Festival.  I had committed to the Morristown Chamber of...

Young and stupid

By Joe Rector As soon as Joe South began singing “Games People Play” on my Sirius radio, I flashed back to 1969-1970. I was driving home in the snow after a work shift at Burger King. I hit the top of Andes Road and prayed my old ‘54 Chevy wouldn’t slide in the ditch....

Mots Justes

By Dr. Jim Ferguson Somewhere along the way, I developed an appreciation of history and language. Maybe I was born with recessive historical or writing genes which somehow became activated. I don’t know how this occurred, but I’ve come to understand there are a lot of...

What is Parole?

By Jedidiah McKeehan You may be watching the news, or reading an article online about a high-profile criminal case and the criminal defendant is found guilty and sentenced to a long prison sentence. What the articles and stories usually do not discuss is how much of...

Is Tennessee… Back?

By Mark Nagi Somehow, during the horrific COVID-19 pandemic, Tennessee’s football program is thriving. I mean, thriving in the only way you can thrive when there are no games being played. At last look, the Vols are second in the nation and first in the SEC in...