by Ray Hill | May 23, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill For decades the Tennessee General Assembly was largely ruled by three men: Walter M. “Pete” Haynes of Decherd; I. D. Beasley of Carthage and James H. Cummings of Woodbury. Known as the “Unholy Trinity”, the three men were powerful legislators and highly...
by Jim Ferguson | May 23, 2021 | Columnist, Ferguson, Stories In This Week's Focus:
If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything. Anonymous modern proverb By Dr. Jim Ferguson In the 1720s and 1730s a movement swept the American colonies which historians would call The Great Awakening. Largely, it was a reaction to secular humanism and...
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...
