by design | Sep 18, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
A Courageous Judge And Brave Lawyer By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com From 1969 to 1988 I was devoted to the law – first as a law student at George Washington University, and then as a lawyer and judge in Knoxville. Through all the years since, I have...
by design | Sep 18, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Whither the Braves? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I love baseball. Thus far my two favorite teams, the Atlanta Braves and the Baltimore Orioles, have the best record in their respective leagues. The Braves represent my hometown – even...
by design | Sep 18, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
Going from ‘them’ to ‘us’ By Tom Mattingly Here’s an interesting question for all the armchair historians out there. Name an opposing quarterback who helped upset Tennessee in a bowl game and later became a Vol assistant coach. The quarterback in question is Bob...
by design | Sep 18, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
What do you think? Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first, the most basic expression of Americanism. Without God, there could be no American form of government, nor American way of life. -President Dwight Eisenhower By Dr. Jim Ferguson Twenty-two years...
by design | Sep 18, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Remembering Walter Lambert, Man of Many Talents By Ralphine Major We would look for his table each year. He often left his signature red apron on the table alongside his cookbooks. It was at the Grainger County Tomato Festival where we first met the popular TV...
by design | Sep 18, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
A License to Chill By Joe Rector I dipped my toes into the warm water of the Atlantic, bowed my head to offer a prayer for Jimmy Buffett, and listened to his music as I walked and splashed in the breaking waves. I admit that my eyes were close to filling with tears....
