by design | Sep 2, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘I’m going with the best’ By Tom Mattingly Years after he called his last Tennessee Volunteers football game, Tennessee 41, Vanderbilt 14, on Dec. 2, 1967, George Mooney still remembered the good times. Mooney (Jan. 6, 1920-Oct. 13, 2011) was the lead announcer on the...
by design | Sep 1, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Pitiful Turnout For City Election What if they had an election and nobody came? That’s pretty much what happened during the Knoxville City Council elections during early voting. Only 5,284 people voted during early voting. ...
by design | Sep 1, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Unknown Long George S. Long of Louisiana By Ray Hill One of the most enduring of all political dynasties is that founded by Huey Pierce Long, Louisiana’s “Kingfish.” Even those who barely know anything about politics and history are oftentimes familiar with the...
by design | Aug 25, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Neocons Responsible For Russian-Ukraine War By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com On August 16, my wife, Vickie, and I attended a conference at the Dulles Airport Hilton just outside Washington, D.C. It was titled “A Blueprint For Peace” and was hosted by the...
by design | Aug 25, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Fire Lutnick! By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The president fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, turning her into a cause celebre. Pardon me, but that was not a very smart move. The initial job...
by design | Aug 25, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘They’re going to catch you’ By Tom Mattingly The day was Oct. 22, 1977, in the year John Majors came marching home as head football coach at the University of Tennessee. The series grew in intensity in 1969, with a 14-13 Florida win in the Gator Bowl. The...
