by design | Dec 23, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
You Are Welcome At Eastminster Church By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com This column will be published the day before Christmas Eve. I want to invite you to my church, Eastminster Presbyterian, for a beautiful candlelight service at 5:00 p.m. the night before...
by design | Dec 22, 2024 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Looking Forward To 2025 President-elect Donald Trump’s approval ratings have never been higher. 54% of the respondents of a CNN poll indicate they believe Trump will do a good job when he returns to the White House. 55% approve...
by design | Dec 22, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Senator From Arkansas John L. McClellan By Ray Hill John Little McClellan remains the longest serving United States senator from Arkansas. Not one to waste words, John L. McClellan had the appearance of a fierce church elder merely waiting to spot the first...
by design | Dec 16, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Thank you, Elon Musk By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com In the presidential election of 2020, aligned against Trump were both the mainstream media and all the social media giants like Twitter, Facebook and Google. All three of these social...
by design | Dec 16, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
Trump Should Pattern Presidency After Eisenhower By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com “God help the Nation when it has a President who doesn’t know as much about the military as I do.” – President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking to his trusted White House Staff...
by design | Dec 16, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Christmas & New Year Thoughts By Dr. Jim Ferguson As a writer I’m interested in words, the tools we use to convey our thoughts to others. We also nuance our communications with body language, tone and inflection of voice. The way you say, “Good morning,” matters....