by design | Jun 19, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
When the Mountain State had Three Senators “History is not the past but a map of the past, drawn from a particular point of view, to be useful to the modern traveler.” Historian Henry Glassie. By Ray Hill Sorting through history is rather like finding an...
by design | Jun 19, 2023 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
Emmett Machinists knock off Quicksteps in Vintage Base Ball By Steve Williams I had heard about vintage “base ball” being played at the Historic Ramsey House, but I had never been to a game. So Saturday afternoon (June 10) I finally got out there to check it out. I’m...
by design | Jun 12, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Wither the Country? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I’ve always been an optimist with regards to the country. Even though we sometimes make mistakes with whom we elect president, those mistakes seldom took us down a path that threatens...
by design | Jun 12, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
The So-Called Fiscal Responsibility Act Was Really Irresponsible By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com When I was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1988, Tennessee had six Democrats to three Republicans in the House, and both of our...
by design | Jun 12, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘He doesn’t like to lose’ By Tom Mattingly Many times, during University of Tennessee basketball games at Stokely Center, there were often-heated confabs at the scorer’s table featuring the game officials, opposing coaches, official scorer Russ Bebb, and clock...
by design | Jun 12, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
Tennessee’s Achievements Worth Noting By Mark Nagi Any Tennessee fan can tell you that there was a long time when nothing seemed to go right. Coaching changes, NCAA investigations, heartbreaking losses… when you are staring into the abyss, you can’t see the brightness...
