by design | May 1, 2023 | Columnist, Major
100 YEARS of McGinnis Bus Lines By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com In a few days the school year will come to an end. But while school is in session, the big, yellow school buses that transport students are a very important part of the school day. McGinnis Bus...
by design | May 1, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
Not interested in driving By Joe Rector I’m forever amazed by the differences between generations. We old folks remember our first television sets and the introduction to color television. Amy and I finally bought a color TV after we married. Our children have always...
by design | May 1, 2023 | Black, Columnist
The recurring debt ceiling ‘crisis’ By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com We have again reached another so-called budgetary crisis where the Federal debt ceiling must rise or else risk the possibility of the government defaulting on its debt...
by design | May 1, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com In 2002, I received a call in my Washington, D.C., office from a man who identified himself as Robin Naysmith, head of the Scottish Section of the British Embassy. He said they had done some research and found that I had...
by design | May 1, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
A look at ‘Lost Weekends’ By Tom Mattingly Over the history of Tennessee athletics, there have been more than one “lost weekend,” where everything that could seemingly go wrong, did. Such a series of events tends to shatter fans’ confidence, overheat the phone...
by design | May 1, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
The Morgan Wallen No-Show By Mark Nagi Loyal readers of my columns/articles know that this is not typically a space for entertainment reviews. Here, we talk sports. Lots of East Tennessee related sports, some national sports, but the main takeaway is that I’m writing...
