by design | Jul 24, 2023 | Columnist, McKeehan
Is It Actually Against the Law to Pay People to Vote for You? By Jedidiah McKeehan What would happen if someone running for public office simply said, “If you vote for me, I will pay each of you $5.00.” Would anything happen to that person? Is there any specific law...
by design | Jul 24, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
Organized down to the last second By Tom Mattingly Traveling with the Tennessee football team meant trips to various venues, some exotic, some not. Someone once made a statement that was right on the money. “If you were early, you were on time. If you were on time,...
by design | Jul 23, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Knoxville City Mayor- You Have A Choice Some folks need to be reminded Indya Kincannon has an opponent on the ballot in the mayoral election. Jeff Talman has been active in the community for decades. Talman has business...
by design | Jul 23, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
John J. Dempsey of New Mexico By Ray Hill Each state in the union has its own set of variables and peculiarities, all of which affect its politics. The political history of New Mexico is a mixed bag with the deeply embedded Spanish culture and the “Anglo”...
by design | Jul 23, 2023 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Jellico celebrates 140 years A Day Away By Mike Steely Downtown Jellico is a throwback to the 1880s when the small Campbell County town boomed thanks to its local coal mining, shipping and rail service industries, and a thriving population. From then until roughly the...
by design | Jul 17, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Random Thoughts On Current Events By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Since all the Democrats in the Tennessee Legislature voted against a bill to prohibit children from attending sexually suggestive drag queen shows, I hope some of them saw the video of the...
