by design | Jan 19, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson In these dark and cold days of winter it’s hard to see the days becoming longer even though the Winter Solstice – the shortest day of the year – is behind us. The Solstice was celebrated in ancient cultures for heralding a “return of the sun” and...
by design | Jan 18, 2015 | Absher, Archives, Columnist
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com For this week’s Special Education feature, The Focus spoke with Patti Quinton, the mother of four beautiful girls. Caitlyn, 20, is currently a junior at the University of Tennessee. Kristen, 15, is a sophomore at the L &...
by Ray Hill | Jan 18, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Tennessee has been quite fortunate in oftentimes having an excellent Congressional delegation. The landscape and economic condition of Tennessee would be much different had it not been for the ability of some of our Congressional delegation to secure...
by design | Jan 12, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Through some curious twist of fate the magazine Southern Living comes to our home addressed to me. To the best of my knowledge my only subscriptions are dry as toast medical journals. Though I’m proud to call myself a southerner, I’ve never...
by design | Jan 12, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
Well, here I am writing about food again. It came to my mind because of my tradition of eating pork and sauerkraut on New Year’s Day, which is a Pennsylvania tradition. Sauerkraut, directly translated “sour cabbage” has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria,....
by design | Jan 12, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher One of the biggest concerns for parents of children with special needs is the issue of inclusion in the least restrictive environment. As taxpayers, we should all be concerned about the costs involved in sending students across town to segregated...
