by design | Jun 1, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Senator From Louisiana: John H. Overton By Ray Hill Short and pudgy, John Holmes Overton served as United States senator from Louisiana from 1933 until his death in 1948. Throughout the first part of his senatorial career, Overton suffered from his affiliation...
by design | May 27, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Milestones Our hearts remain restless until they rest in thee, oh Lord. St. Augustine By Dr. Jim Ferguson The notion of time is a human concept. We consider our past and the future while living in a whirlwind of present moments. The past shapes the present, which...
by design | May 27, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
A Fifty-Year Reunion By Joe Rector In 1970, I graduated from Karns High School. Four years later, I received a B.S. degree from my favorite university, Tennessee Tech. Those who are trained in the simple mathematical operations can quickly see that both of these...
by design | May 27, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘No hero like the first hero’ By Tom Mattingly AUTHOR’S PREFACE: This story dates to a luncheon held in March 2014 honoring Rev. David McMahan, who had been battling Stage 4 lung cancer and would die six weeks later. Special guests were former Vols John...
by design | May 27, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Great Words From President Trump And Others By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com As many people know, I have spent most of my waking hours reading – books, newspapers, magazines – for work and pleasure since probably my early teens. Two of my favorite...
by design | May 27, 2025 | Black, Columnist
A Fake Constitutional Crisis By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The Democrats and their sycophants in the media are screaming “Constitutional Crisis!” Being Trump haters and the guardians of unlimited government spending, they are whining...
