by design | Jul 13, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com Students Lack Volunteer Hours for Tennessee Promise Scholarship Program. Only one in four students planning to participate in the Tennessee Promise scholarship program has completed the volunteer work needed to remain...
by design | Jul 13, 2015 | Archives, Columnist
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Back in the early 1980s, there were many reports of serious side effects from the DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) vaccine. Many lawsuits were filed against the vaccine companies, doctors and nurses for injuries allegedly...
by Ray Hill | Jul 12, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Long forgotten by most, John Ridley Mitchell was a member of Congress for eight years and twice a viable candidate for statewide office in Tennessee. J. Ridley Mitchell was a formidable politician and a wily practitioner of the art of politics....
by design | Jul 6, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Standardized Tests – the Good News. Statewide TCAP (grades 3-8) and high school End of Course (EOC) results were released last week. District and School-level results will be released later this month. The Department of Education touts the statewide...
by design | Jul 6, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore William Penn, who founded Pennsylvania (which, by the way, means Penn’s Woods) was born in London, England in 1644. In his twenties he converted to the Quaker religion and was jailed several times for his resistance to the church of England. In 1681 he...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 6, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com When winter’s wrath paralyzed our nation last February with weeks of snow and ice, ninety-degree days and summer holidays seemed so distant. By the time this column is printed, we will have celebrated our nation’s independence. ...
