by design | Sep 22, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Gentleman From Mississippi William M. Colmer By Ray Hill William Meyers Colmer is one of the longest-serving members of the U.S. House of Representatives in Congress. Colmer was elected to the House at a time when Southern states were ruled by one party and...
by design | Sep 16, 2024 | Black, Columnist
The stupid party strikes again! By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The Democrats govern by raising taxes and increasing handouts. How do the Republicans govern? The answer is very badly. The Republicans are in the majority in the House of...
by design | Sep 16, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
Reason Cecil’s Grocery, Part 2 Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a two-part series that was originally published in the September 26, 2016, issue of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture. By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I am now 69 and have...
by design | Sep 16, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Disappointing summer By Joe Rector I’ve blinked my eyes, and the summer is gone. For the first time in my life, I’m saying it’s about time this season from hell ended. Normally, I declare that the hot months are my favorite ones, but life this year has been less than...
by design | Sep 16, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Old Saws By Dr. Jim Ferguson There is an old saw that goes, “Lies, damn lies and statistics.” I am no statistician, but I know that “lies and damn lies” certainly apply to the mainstream media (ABC, NPR, NYT, etc.). The Founders are surely rolling in their graves that...
by design | Sep 16, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
A ‘neutral site’ venue for the Mid-South By Tom Mattingly Many Tennessee fans have no idea where Crump Stadium was located, for whom it was named, and what significance it holds in University of Tennessee football history. With the days of the Vols...
