by design | Jan 6, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Jimmy Carter: An Appreciation By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com A right-wing daily had the headline “20th Century’s Worst President Dead at 100.” Worst president? Not even close. I guess the author has forgotten about Woodrow Wilson (my...
by design | Jan 6, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Sports World Has Gone Berserk On Salaries By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The sports world started going crazy several years ago in the salaries it was paying to coaches and players. Now it has gone berserk or has become unhinged. In the baseball winter...
by design | Jan 6, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
Quickly billed as an ‘ESPN Classic’ By Tom Mattingly There was a time in college basketball that even the biggest games were not on television. There were, for example, times that both games of the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament were played on Thursday...
by design | Jan 6, 2025 | Columnist, Nagi
A look ahead to 2025 in sports By Mark Nagi Regular readers of this column know that this is the week in which I get out the crystal ball and predict the next 12 months in sports. This is important for your planning purposes and in our increasingly busy lives, isn’t...
by design | Jan 6, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
We are made for kindness By Joe Rector Amy and I made plans for travel to a special destination for our 50th anniversary. Those plans melted in tears with the unexpected passing of our son Dallas in September. Since that time, we’ve become the owner of a second...
by design | Jan 6, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Coach If we allow terrorists to stop us from living, they have already won. Jim Ferguson By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’m writing this essay on New Year’s Eve, a traditional time for change or at least resolutions for diet, exercise, etc. America voted for change in November,...
