by design | Jan 27, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
It’s Maple Syrup Time in Johnson City A Day Away By Mike Steely The Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site in Johnson City is hosting the 22nd Annual Maple Syrup Festival and Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, February 8. The 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. event illustrates where maple...
by design | Jan 27, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
I Have Car Fever By Joe Rector Sickness is at hand. So many “bugs” and viruses are in the air that almost all of us will at some point succumb to the effects of them. Covid, no matter how many people deny its existence, still hits folks to varying degrees. I’ve had a...
by design | Jan 27, 2025 | Black, Columnist
A climate change denier? Who, me? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Donald Trump is a climate change denier and calls it a hoax. I am not a climate denier because it is obvious that the climate always changes. I am just not in the camp...
by design | Jan 27, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
President Trump Gave A Positive, Hopeful Inaugural Address By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com It was entirely predictable and at times almost humorous to see the sour, partisan reaction by Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, and some in the...
by design | Jan 26, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Welcome Back, President Trump By Steve Hunley Recovering from the flu gave me a good excuse to spend last Monday watching the inauguration festivities for President-elect Donald Trump to once again return to the White House. It was a historic occasion as only one...
by design | Jan 26, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Gentleman From Connecticut: William J. Miller By Ray Hill William Jennings Miller made the most of his short life, fighting for his country, overcoming a serious handicap at a time when there were little or no concessions to people with disabilities, and serving...
