by design | Apr 8, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
A Better Way By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The following is a column I wrote for the July 2006 edition of Chronicles Magazine. The dollar figures are much higher now, but the views expressed are even more applicable today. On April 14, the...
by design | Apr 7, 2024 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Fracas in Farragut Advance Knox, the growth plan meticulously put together to address the myriad of concerns raised by more and more people moving here and the attendant changes necessitated in terms of building infrastructure,...
by design | Apr 7, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
A Senate Tragedy: The Death of Lester Hunt By Ray Hill It is not highly unusual for political contests to bring out the absolute worst in an individual or individuals. Perhaps it is not as omnipresent as much as many cynical members of the public suspect, but...
by design | Apr 7, 2024 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Something is happening at Melton Hill Park By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Atop the hill overlooking the waterfront at Knox County’s Melton Hill Park are several pieces of new playground equipment waiting to be installed. It seems sort of lonely to...
by design | Apr 7, 2024 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
Not nearly enough wrong to fire Coach Harper By Steve Williams Did Danny White do his homework on Kellie Harper the coach before firing her? Sure the UT athletic director knew she had played on three national title teams for the legendary Pat Summitt in the 1990s, but...
by design | Apr 1, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
Firing Of Ronna McDaniel Shows Bias, Hatred Of MSNBC By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com During my senior year at U.T. (1968-69) I was a fulltime reporter for our morning daily newspaper, The Knoxville Journal. In those years it seemed that the Journal gave...
