by design | Jun 1, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com When the legislature passed a bill in 2011 making it more difficult for Tennessee teachers to get tenure, many people thought this was a good thing. After all, the previous year, Davis Guggenheim’s...
by Joe Rector | Jun 1, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector My grandson Madden came to Knoxville during the Memorial Day weekend. He pulled off his shirt on Friday evening, and his shoulders and arms were fiery. It was the boy’s first ever taste of sunburn. His parents have been good at slathering him up with sun...
by Ralphine Major | Jun 1, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It is home to the world-renowned Oakes Daylilies. It has a post office, library, community center and fire station. Several churches can be found within its boundaries, as well as Corryton Elementary School. The rural place is tucked away in Knox...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 1, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Let me start this article by saying that there are a lot of great things about youth sports. It gives kids an opportunity to get some exercise. It teaches them to work with others. And playing sports is all sorts of fun. The only thing wrong with...
by Steve Williams | Jun 1, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The season before Mitch Turner got the head baseball coach’s position at Grace Christian Academy, he made a key observation at the TSSAA Class A state tournament as the Rams’ assistant. “I noticed two years ago we were a little shell shocked when we...
by design | Jun 1, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first, the most basic expression of Americanism. Without God, there could be no American form of government, nor American way of life.” Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1955 America has changed dramatically...
