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...
by Mark Nagi | Nov 27, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Mark Nagi Tennessee’s Class of 2018 has taken more than a few hits over the past couple of months. 6 players have publicly announced that they have de-committed from the class since early October. The cornerstone of that group, Knoxville Catholic’s Cade Mays,...
by Ray Hill | Nov 26, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill In 1920, Tennessee had done the unthinkable and gone Republican. Not only had GOP presidential nominee Warren Harding carried Tennessee, but the Volunteer State with women newly enfranchised to vote, had elected a Republican governor, Alf Taylor. ...
by Ralphine Major | Nov 26, 2017 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com I knew that it would only be a matter of time before Piddle Diddle, the Widdle Penguin, would be riding a horse in a western adventure as Wayne has always liked the cowboy way of life. “Piddle Diddle, the Widdle Penguin, and the...
