by Ralphine Major | Jul 20, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major What animal can hold a child’s attention better than a mischievous, cunning penguin? Piddle Diddle is such a penguin! Despite her small size, she can be an example to children. Size is an obstacle only if you let it be, and penguins are some of...
by design | Jul 20, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Teacher Supply Depot Donations Sought It may be the last thing on your kids’ mind, but Knox County teachers are starting to think about getting their classrooms ready for students – who will be back in school in less than a month. Supplies like...
by design | Jul 20, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Randy Turner, a former English Teacher, writes in the online edition of the Huffington Post that there are better ways than test scores to tell if your child is in a “failing school district.” We at The Focus decry the term “failing school” – KCS has...
by design | Jul 20, 2015 | Archives, Columnist
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law According to the Humane Society of the United States’ website, “about 2.4 million healthy, adoptable cats and dogs are put down in U.S. shelters each year.” This problem of pet overpopulation can be reduced by spaying and...
by design | Jul 20, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I had planned to write about cognitive aging, but then the Planned Parenthood video exposed the depravity of this organization and its agents. Recently, I wrote about the “moral vacuum” which occurs when religion is no longer considered relevant or...
by Ray Hill | Jul 19, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill For twenty years, James Willis Taylor was the Congressman from Tennessee’s Second Congressional district. J. Will Taylor, popularly known to many of his constituents as “Hillbilly Bill,” was a power in both the national Republican Party and the...
