by design | Mar 24, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Truth, not glitz and glamour By Joe Rector Television programming at 7:00 in the evening is less than stellar. In fact, the choice of shows is limited to and made up of court shows and re-runs. Of course, some stations punish viewers with an extra half-hour of...
by design | Mar 24, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Anchor babies, Anchors away? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com How do you feel about birthright citizenship? That’s when any child born on U.S. soil or in its territories except American Samoa is automatically a citizen. Why American Samoa...
by design | Mar 24, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Presidents Almost Always Lose Power In Congress In Mid-Term Elections By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com In the summer of 1964, I started working as a bagboy at an A & P Grocery Store on Asheville Highway. I was making $1.10 an hour, and I sent my...
by design | Mar 24, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
Looking for Victory in the Valley (Part 2 of 4) By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor Deep within the landscape of our spiritual journeys lies a treacherous terrain known as the Valley of Discouragement. It is a desolate and daunting place, where...
by design | Mar 24, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Civics 101 The Supreme Court needs to rein in the lawfare, or we don’t have a country. Miranda Devine By Dr. Jim Ferguson I don’t know if they require civics in school any longer, but when I was in the eighth grade good ol’ Ms. Coatney – nicknamed “Surfer Girl”...
by design | Mar 24, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘Stories are where you find them’ By Tom Mattingly Every now and then I look back at a number of stories from past writings. One question comes to mind more often than not. Did I really write this or did someone else commandeer the computer? For better or...
