by design | Jun 29, 2020 | Columnist, Moore
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com The celebrations will look different this year. As summer moves on, it is unlike any other we have ever seen. The Fourth of July is already upon us; but it will be a challenge for Americans to celebrate summer’s biggest holiday...
by Joe Rector | Jun 29, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The fuel to many problems right now is anger. It is the stuff that stokes the flames of unrest. I don’t blame folks for being furious for the mistreatment of individuals in the hands of some police officers. They have grievances that need to be aired....
by design | Jun 29, 2020 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore When I was a young girl, there were no worries of epidemics or pandemics. Parents were mostly concerned with child-hood diseases, such as chicken pox, measles, mumps and whooping cough. There were bouts of tuberculosis, smallpox, and polio, but they...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 29, 2020 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi The Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish made news recently when they hired former Tennessee Vol standout Robert Ayers to be their new defensive line coach. Ayers was picked in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos and played nine pro...
by Steve Hunley | Jun 28, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, The Daily Focus
By Steve Hunley sheriff’s department bonuses Sheriff Tom Spangler advanced his case for giving deputies a $1,500 “bonus” which will cost some $1.6 million of taxpayer money. Mayor Jacobs was dubious about spending money the county doesn’t have and offered a more...
by Ray Hill | Jun 28, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill July of 1966 was hot and humid in Tennessee that year. Two veteran campaigners, Governor Frank Clement and Senator Ross Bass, were stumping the state for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate. Both campaigned at a furious pace. The...
