by design | Sep 4, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Back to Normal By Joe Rector Things are back to normal for the most part. Eight weeks ago, I managed to nearly sever my left ring finger with a table saw. Folks ask me if I’m finished using the thing, and I tell them yes … until I figure out something else, I want to...
by design | Sep 3, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
How a jersey number becomes special By Tom Mattingly When I was working on a book proposal tentatively titled “The University of Tennessee Best of the Best… by the Numbers,” there were a few jersey numbers that were no doubters. Some of the best players in school...
by design | Sep 3, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
Tennessee rewards Danny White with contract extension By Mark Nagi Sometimes it is difficult to remember. At a time of tremendous success in Tennessee athletics, it’s tough to recollect that less than four years ago, Tennessee athletics was a complete mess. In early...
by design | Sep 3, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Are Hospitals Racist With Kidney Transplants? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com As was the case with my recent posting on the Supreme Court, I once again tread into an area of scant expertise – kidney disease. In the Biden administration’s...
by design | Sep 3, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com On Thursday, we will hold the funeral in Knoxville of my uncle, Judge Joe D. Duncan. The next day, he will be buried at the Duncan Family Cemetery in Scott County, about two miles past Huntsville. Uncle Joe lived a long,...
by design | Sep 3, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Comparisons By Dr. Jim Ferguson Well, another conspiracy theory has been proven true. Last week, Mark Zuckerberg admitted that Meta interfered with the 2020 election by suppressing conservative opinion on his platform and preventing the Hunter Biden laptop story from...
