by Ralphine Major | Oct 24, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major I paused for a moment when I saw it. The simple beauty of a church steeple wrapped in an early morning fog slowed my work on a long list of things to do. I marveled at its powerful and majestic impact as it towered toward the sky. Even more...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Oct 24, 2016 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Two common legal terms that are often confused are probation and parole. While these terms are used frequently, there are some similarities and some differences. Probation generally happens before going to jail. Probation is what a defendant will...
by Joe Rector | Oct 24, 2016 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector joerector@comcast.net Last spring, Amy and I traveled to Cookeville to help sort through her aunt’s possessions. She suffers from Alzheimer’s and resides in an assisted living community. To pay for her stay there, the house had to be sold. Family came to...
by design | Oct 24, 2016 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore After a few months of sniffling, itching, and sneezing, I finally went to an allergist. What he told me after going through some needle-ing tests, amazed me. I was allergic to weeds, some trees and mold. What! Me! Allergic to Mother Nature, whom I love...
by design | Oct 24, 2016 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Recently, I’ve considered leaving my column at The Knoxville Focus. I’ve written weekly essays for ten years, but that’s not the issue. I ask myself, “What does it matter?” Maybe it doesn’t, but my sense of duty is to “man-up” even if that...
by Steve Williams | Oct 24, 2016 | Columnist, Williams
Butch Jones should have gone for two! Sorry, I can’t let it go. If he had, I really believe Tennessee would have made it and beaten Texas A&M in regulation. Then that 49-10 loss to Alabama would have been a little easier to swallow. Then we would be 3-1 in SEC...
