by Ray Hill | Sep 17, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Ross Bass, for ten years a congressman from Tennessee’s Sixth District and U. S. senator for two years, was seeking to return to Congress in 1976. Bass had earlier announced he was done with politics after a disappointing defeat in 1974 for the Democratic...
by Joe Rector | Sep 11, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I’ve been reading J.D. Vance’s book “Hillbilly Elegy” the last couple of days. Putting it down is difficult. While I’m not from the hills and backwoods of Kentucky, our families have similarities, and his words spark plenty of memories of my childhood...
by design | Sep 11, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson It has finally quit raining here in Knoxville, though flooding in Texas continues and another hurricane is threatening Florida. Suffering Americans and Caribbean islanders remain on my mind and heart, but I just can’t write about rain, flooding and...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Sep 11, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan So one of the many legal terms that you hear from time to time is the term to “mitigate damages.” What does that term actually mean? Well, the best way to define it is to give an example. Say you are renting a property and the tenant skips out on...
by Ralphine Major | Sep 11, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major The power of a printed paper! Distributed weekly, the far-reaching impact of The Knoxville Focus is remarkable. Through it, I have been connected to people I never knew and reconnected to others with whom I had lost touch. Perry and Carol McGinnis...
by Steve Williams | Sep 11, 2017 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Here we go again. Hang on tight. If the season opener was any indication, Tennessee football fans may be in for another roller coaster ride. Remember last year’s first game? It took a fumble recovery by Jalen Hurd in the end zone in overtime for No....
