by design | Sep 8, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” George Orwell. Well, Boo Radley has come out. You remember, the character played by Robert Duval in the movie adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel, “To...
by Mark Nagi | Sep 8, 2020 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi From time to time, we like to catch up with a prominent member of the sports media. Recently I had the chance to speak with best-selling author Jeff Pearlman. His latest book, “Three Ring Circus,” goes into great detail about the Los Angeles Lakers from...
by Tom Mattingly | Sep 8, 2020 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Sometimes a team can win a game before they actually win it, even before they come out for pre-game warm-ups. There are times that the seemingly “little things,” ones no one else sees, can definitely make a difference. That was the case Nov. 8, 2003,...
by Ralphine Major | Sep 8, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Following is my tribute to legendary criminal defense attorney, the late William Zane Daniel, which was first published in The Knoxville Focus on 9-5-2006 shortly after his death. It was my first feature ever published in the Focus. It was a pink...
by Joe Rector | Sep 8, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector It’s been 50 years since my class graduated from high school. Just like students in the 2020 class with their proms and graduations, we’ve fretted over having to cancel the celebration of such an important event. Things look up just a bit right now,...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Sep 8, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan On TV you will occasionally hear law enforcement discussing a suspect’s criminal history and they will say something like, “well, he had a breaking and entering charge when he was 18.” If the cop saying this is hip, they will shorten breaking and...
