by Joe Rector | Oct 19, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Yes, I admit that my profession for 30 years was spent teaching English to high school students. During that time in the classroom, I enjoyed the students and especially stressed writing and grammar. My strengths were grounded in those areas. I also...
by Ralphine Major | Oct 19, 2020 | Columnist, Major
(Part 3 in series on Dwight Kessel) By Ralphine Major Like many in his generation, Wallace Dwight Kessel faced hard times during his growing up years. “During the depression, a lot of people came up with ideas on how to make money. I remember wash board bands...
by design | Oct 19, 2020 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J Duncan Jr. As almost all readers of The Focus know, I grew up in a political family. I went to the Knoxville airport for a rally for the Nixon-Lodge ticket a week before the 1960 Presidential election and followed that campaign closely. In 1963, when I was...
by Mark Nagi | Oct 19, 2020 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi The Tennessee/Alabama rivalry will be renewed on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. It is always one of the most anticipated games on the schedule for the Vols, despite the fact that they haven’t beaten the Crimson Tide since 2006, and have rarely been...
by Tom Mattingly | Oct 19, 2020 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly How did it happen that Lindsey Nelson, a product of Columbia, Tennessee, became one of the best sportscasters of his era? It was all very simple, with the humblest of humble beginnings, with Lindsey pulling out all the stops. He was totally committed...
by Steve Hunley | Oct 18, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Jacobs Chief of Staff Investigated Bryan Hair, Chief of Staff to Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, is under investigation, along with Paul White, Director of the county’s Parks & Recreation Department. That is according to a press release issued...
