by Mark Nagi | Nov 3, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman And it has begun… I was listening to local sports talk radio the other day and heard a caller say that if Vols head coach Butch Jones leaves Tennessee to take the Michigan job that UT should try to hire Dan Mullen away from Mississippi State or Gus...
by Joe Rector | Nov 3, 2014 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Weekends at our house in the 1960’s took on a routine that included work, play, and family. Back then, our parents managed life on a small income and herded three boys along the way. We had jobs to complete, church to attend, and Sunday dinners to enjoy....
by design | Nov 3, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher In September when County Commission was interviewing candidates to temporarily fill Indya Kincannon’s Second District BOE seat, John Fugate said he thought one of the biggest concerns in the district was the “immigrant problem.” Although some reporters...
by design | Nov 3, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com When former elementary librarian Amber Roundtree ran for School Board last spring, one of her campaign promises was that she would reduce the amount of high-stakes testing for the youngest students. Of note was the SAT-10...
by Steve Hunley | Nov 2, 2014 | Archives, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Having served on the Knox County Board of Education, I learned a long time ago to watch out when someone was intoning, “It’s all for the children.” The election of Mike McMillan as Chairman of the Knox County Board of Education came as a distinct...
by Ray Hill | Nov 2, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill James F. Byrnes had resigned from the Supreme Court of the United States to accept the responsibility for running much of America’s war effort at the personal request of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Byrnes had given up a lifetime appointment, but...
