by Steve Hunley | May 21, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley For those of us who love our country this is a very sad time. Never in my life have I seen such division in America nor have I seen such blatant and proud disregard for our laws, traditions, and history. The United States of America is under a vicious...
by Ray Hill | May 21, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Cordell Hull, remembered as the longest serving Secretary of State in the country’s history, almost abbreviated his service due to his unhappiness inside President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Cabinet. Frequently feeling ignored, if not actually humiliated by...
by design | May 15, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “I’m listening” was Frasier Crane’s shtick on his comedy sitcom. I’ve just about quit listening. Not to my wife, which might be dangerous, but to what is advertized as the news. I was once more naive, and believed that events were reported...
by Mark Nagi | May 15, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman From time to time we like to catch an area athlete for a quick question and answer session. Recently The Knoxville Focus spoke one on one with Gibbs offensive lineman Ollie Lane, who has verbally committed to Tennessee’s Class of 2018. Lane chose...
by Steve Williams | May 15, 2017 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams When John Currie was introduced as UT’s new athletics director, you may remember him saying he wanted to take his time and get acquainted with athletes, coaches and everyone connected with the Tennessee program before he made any major decisions. And...
by Joe Rector | May 15, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The assignment was to read poems and prose about Knoxville and summer. Before long, I realized that neither piece of literature would impress my two students for one’s family roots were buried in Florida and the other’s ran deep in the soil of New York....
