by design | Jun 22, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Nature must indeed be profligate because I’m seeing more animal road-kill lately. I was concerned that my neighbor was intent on road-harvesting when I pulled out of our driveway and saw her carrying a dead raccoon by the tail. She assured...
by design | Jun 21, 2015 | Absher, Archived Editions, Archives, Columnist
Tate’s new Middle School to include Aeroponic Gardening By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com While many of Knoxville’s schools incorporate gardens into their learning environment, Tate’s new Middle School is taking that to a whole new level. Tate’s School ...
by Ray Hill | Jun 21, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill For more than two decades, Finis James Garrett represented a West Tennessee district in Congress. Garrett was a talented politician and his rise was meteoric. Winning a seat in Congress when he was barely twenty-eight years old, he rose to become...
by design | Jun 15, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Tim and Jim reach budget compromise. Last Monday, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and Knox County Schools Director Jim McIntyre held a joint press conference to present a budget compromise that they say would allow for the construction of both the...
by Joe Rector | Jun 15, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector This world isn’t much like the one I grew up in. Oh, I know technology has made advancements that make our lives much easier. Folks now have much more time to pursue interests and hobbies. Those aren’t the things I’m talking about. What amazes me is the...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 15, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman I give up. Seriously. I give up. From this point forward I refuse to believe that Tennessee’s athletic department will ever be back to normal. Much like my refusal to pick the Vols to beat Florida in football, I will no longer believe that Tennessee...
