by design | Jul 13, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore I am learning how clouds form. What brought this curiosity on about clouds? I was thinking the other day how many cloudy days there have been in this year of 2015. It seems like a lot. I can’t really...
by design | Jul 13, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Many years ago a sizable group of Americans were identified as the Silent Majority. I wonder what happened to these people. Did they change their conservative philosophy and morph into something else? Did they all die? I don’t think they were...
by design | Jul 13, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com Last week the House voted to renew the controversial No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law, with Republican leadership narrowly defeating the wishes of both conservative members of their own party, and all Democrats. HB 5, the...
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....
