by Ralphine Major | Mar 30, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major She already fills many roles in her daily life—Christian, wife, mother of two, and hairdresser. Now, she has added a new title after her name: published author. Kat Chandler was born in Austin, Texas. Her family moved to East Tennessee when...
by design | Mar 30, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore A dear friend of mine passed away a few days ago. He was not a “boyfriend” but he was a boy and a friend. He was seven years older than me and had a car. I was around fourteen when I met him at church. He would pick me up and bring me home again after...
by design | Mar 30, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’ve been thinking about swimming lately. Not because I like to swim because I don’t. Swimming for me is not the fluid or powerful strokes of an Olympian, but struggling to avoid drowning. I remember my mother taking a station wagon load of...
by Steve Hunley | Mar 29, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley I’ve always said people think the best tax is one somebody else pays while they derive the benefit. One could use the same logic with several school systems announcing they are filing suit against Governor Bill Haslam, Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey,...
by Ray Hill | Mar 29, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Few subjects excite as much commentary as politics and sports and Albert B. Chandler played a big role in both for decades. Serving as governor, United States senator and Commissioner of Baseball, “Happy” Chandler was an institution. Like most who stayed...
by design | Mar 23, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com Knox Teachers travel to Nashville to meet with Legislators. A group of local teachers, including Lauren Hopson, Amy Cate, Linda Holtzclaw, Sherry Morgan, Christina Graham, and Gloria Johnson spent part of their...
