by Jedidiah McKeehan | Oct 3, 2016 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan There is a lot of confusion about the term judicial diversion, with many thinking it is something like a “get out of jail free” card. Judicial diversion, at its base level, means you can plead guilty to a charge and serve the probationary period...
by design | Oct 3, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
I have decided to take a sabbatical from writing/reporting for The Focus. As many of you know, I am a consulting geologist during the day, and cover education issues in my spare time – but the demands of my “day job” have increased measurably and consumed...
by Ralphine Major | Oct 3, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major There is a message before you even enter: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-Control. The words of Galations 5:22-23, known as the fruit of the Spirit, are engraved in the building at the church’s...
by design | Oct 3, 2016 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore After a long, hot summer, Autumn is finally here. How refreshing to feel cool breezes in the mornings and evenings. Here is what that famous Old Farmers Almanac predicts for the winter of 2017: Northeast–colder than normal and near normal...
by Joe Rector | Oct 3, 2016 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I like mowing the yard. Sitting on a riding lawnmower or pushing a mower or trimming with a weed eater is when I do some of my best thinking. I’ve solved some of my own problems and come up with answers to world dilemmas while cutting blades of grass....
by design | Oct 3, 2016 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I made myself tune in to the first Presidential debate. I felt it was my civic duty to consider these two pugilists, one of whom will be our next President. Unfortunately, these so-called debates have become spectacle, hyped by the truly despicable...
