by design | Nov 2, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Teacher’s Facebook Comment Pays off for Knoxville Students Last Monday, a West Hills Elementary School fourth grade class was presented with five tablets and 24-hour access to a game-based, online math program – all because of a comment their...
by design | Nov 2, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Dr. Ferguson is on sabbatical after nearly eight years with the Focus. If you like this essay, there are more in his book, “Well…What Did the Doctor Say?” available on line at Amazon as well as Barnes & Noble – a great Christmas gift!...
by Ralphine Major | Nov 2, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com “This is a big bookstore,” Max told his grandparents. Max is right. But, he and Maci knew just where to find “Piddle Diddle’s Lost Hat” in the big bookstore! It was nearly ten years ago when East Tennessee siblings Wayne and...
by design | Nov 2, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore When I was a young girl my favorite place to be was at my Aunt Sophie and Uncle David’s home (actually they were my great aunt and uncle but that didn’t matter to me). They lived outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in a suburb called Paxton which...
by Joe Rector | Nov 2, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I don’t know about the rest of you, but the WHO’s latest proclamation turned out to be one big bummer for me. Processed meats, those wonderful things like bologna, ham, sausage, and bacon, are now declared cancer causing. Are you kidding? For years I’ve...
by Steve Hunley | Nov 1, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Mayors Madeline Rogero and Tim Burchett deserve commendation for putting together the deal to have Regal Entertainment Group move its headquarters to downtown Knoxville. Governor Haslam deserves credit for having the state do its part as well. ...
