by design | May 5, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Matriarch of the Living Wage: Mary Teresa Norton of New Jersey By Ray Hill The first woman ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives was Jeanette Rankin of Montana, a Republican. Miss Rankin was first elected in 1916. The first woman elected to the House as a...
by design | Apr 29, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘Often in error, but never in doubt’ By Tom Mattingly Several years ago, my wife and I went to Chattanooga to meet the posters on one of the “chat boards” so prevalent on the Internet. It was a chance to see the faces behind the names of those guys who...
by design | Apr 29, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
Is this the best time of the year for sports? By Mark Nagi I got home recently from a long day of fighting crime and wanted to do nothing more than to make dinner, give Bailey (my seven-year-old double doodle) treats and hugs, and watch something sports related on TV....
by design | Apr 29, 2024 | Black, Columnist
The NAACP’s latest salvo at Ron DeSantis By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Last year the NAACP issued a “travel advisory” warning blacks that Florida was a “hate state” hostile to people of color. This probably was a surprise to the 6...
by design | Apr 29, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
Congress Passes Mega-Billions More For Ukraine By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Last week, Congress voted to send $95 billion in additional aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The largest portion was to Ukraine – $61 billion – after the Congress had...
by design | Apr 29, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting John Sevier’s springhouse A Day Away By Mike Steely If you have never visited Marble Springs, the home of Tennessee’s first governor John Sevier, there’s something there you might want to see, even if you are familiar with the site. There are lots of historic...
