by Steve Hunley | Dec 3, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Jim McIntyre certainly was successful in at least one aspect during his time as superintendent of the Knox County School system. When McIntyre first arrived from Boston, he did have one vision, which he made a reality: recreating the school system in...
by Ray Hill | Dec 3, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill While Lucille Foster McMillin is barely remembered today, she was a pioneer for women in public service during her time. Married to Benton McMillin, a member of Congress for twenty years and twice governor of Tennessee, Lucille Foster McMillin was...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Nov 28, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan Say you are involved a car wreck and you are hurt pretty seriously. The driver who caused the wreck is a little old lady who is probably the nicest, sweetest grandma that ever lived. Unfortunately, even though she’s very nice, she caused a wreck that...
by design | Nov 27, 2017 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore This time of the year our thoughts naturally turn to food. We have the harvest of foods in the beginning of Autumn, then we consume those foods later in the season. I was amazed to learn how often food is mentioned in God’s Word. In the book of...
by Joe Rector | Nov 27, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I keep hearing from news outlets that we have just crossed into a new world, a new time. The revelations of sexual harassment by some famous men has our world spinning. At the risk of offending some people, I have a few thoughts on the subject. To...
by design | Nov 27, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Have you ever been the one to not get the message? Well, it just happened to me, four hours before the editorial deadline for this week’s Focus. Apparently, I didn’t get the email that usually reminds columnists to be prepared for an early...