by design | Jun 20, 2016 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you. I had this written in my autograph book in school by a number of guys (and I’m not bragging!). June is the month when the budding roses start to bloom, in most areas. They lift their faces...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 20, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman And welcome to the down time… On Sunday the NBA season came to a close with Game 7 between the Warriors and the Cavaliers. This article is being written before that game tips off, so remember that if Cleveland doesn’t win, that’s further proof that...
by Ray Hill | Jun 19, 2016 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Thomas Pryor Gore had been one of two of Oklahoma’s first United States senators. Twice reelected, Senator Gore had been decisively defeated inside his own party when he sought reelection in 1920. Gore’s opposition to the World War and President Woodrow...
by Steve Williams | Jun 19, 2016 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
EDITOR’S NOTE: This was Steve Williams’ Father’s Day column that ran in The Knoxville Focus in 2008. Steve’s father, Mr. Bob Williams, passed away March 5 of this year. Steve wanted to rerun this column and plans to write a follow-up column on his dad for our June 27...
by design | Jun 13, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Last week the Knox County Schools Ethics Committee heard the complaint filed by Adam McKenry, Randy Susong, and Leonard Sams against Bearden High School principal Dr. John Bartlett, BHS Athletic Director Nathan Lynn, KCS Director of Facilities and...
by Mike Steely | Jun 13, 2016 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely All Tennessee State Parks have some connection with our state’s history but Harrison Bay State Park just north of Chattanooga touches that category more than most. The 1,200 acre park on Chickamauga Lake on Highway 58 can claim pre-statehood links...
