by Ray Hill | Feb 14, 2016 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill There are likely more pedigrees in politics than the American Kennel Club and if anyone ever possessed a pedigree, it would be Robert Alphonso Taft of Ohio. For decades, Robert A. Taft was one of the most prominent members of the United States Senate. ...
by design | Feb 8, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com Last week the League of Women Voters hosted a forum for contested candidates seeking election to the Board of Education in the Knox County March 1 primary election. Early voting begins on February 10. Jennifer...
by design | Feb 8, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Last week the Board of Education defeated a resolution supporting Cultural Competency Training brought forth by Amber Rountree on behalf of Student Representative Sydney Gabrielson. Gabrielson is continuing efforts on this topic started by last year’s...
by design | Feb 8, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Hardin Valley Academy APUSH Class Seeks Tickets to see ‘Hamilton’ Students in Ms. Guy’s AP U.S. History (APUSH) class at Hardin Valley Academy (HVA) are undertaking an ambitious project that illustrates how students in Knox County Schools are...
by design | Feb 8, 2016 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Well, we have it on authority: Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow on February 2nd, Groundhog Day, and therefore we will have an early spring. This prediction makes about as much sense as the predictions of thirteen polls which said Trump...
by Ralphine Major | Feb 8, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It hangs in a special place as an inspiration to others. The diploma is from Tennessee State Normal School, which today is known as East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. It is a reminder of someone whose life influenced so many during...
