by design | Oct 27, 2014 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and has thirty-one days. It retained its name from the Latin word, octo, meaning eight, after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had been originally...
by design | Oct 27, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Another election cycle and I ask myself will anything change? I keep hoping that Americans will finally wake up and “get it,” but I don’t allow myself high hopes because they’ve been dashed so many times before. Because of early voting, Americans...
by Ralphine Major | Oct 27, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major “He definitely left a legacy of kindness in this world,” she told me. She is Carly—the daughter of the late Steve Wilson who played for Bob Dagley’s 1964-65 Eagles. Carly was only four and one-half months old when her father passed away. “I...
by Steve Williams | Oct 27, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By STeve Williams I was wrong. And this time I’m glad I was wrong. Peyton Manning is still playing football. Boy, is he ever! In a column last February, after the Seattle Seahawks, 2½-point underdogs, overpowered Manning and the Denver Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl...
by Joe Rector | Oct 27, 2014 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector EBOLA—the mere mention of it brings on waves of panic, fear, and anger. The onslaught of the disease also vividly highlights the failures of governments throughout the world to combat the disease. What we’re left with is a scary, uncertain situation....
by design | Oct 27, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com BOE Chairman Mike McMillan requested a discussion of collaborative conferencing in last Monday’s work session. A little background: Collaborative Conferencing is the process under PECCA by which local school boards collaborate...
