by design | Jan 14, 2013 | Baker, Columnist
By Sarah Baker So I was sitting at Waffle House with my friend Katherine when a stranger approached our booth. “Can I have a few minutes of your time?” he asked. Here goes, I thought. I was all set to explain to him that I already know Jesus and that I don’t have any...
by Ray Hill | Jan 13, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Few men have lived as colorful and productive a life as did William Gibbs McAdoo, who was, incidentally, a one-time resident of Knoxville. A lawyer, businessman, son-in-law of a President of the United States, member of a President’s Cabinet, U.S....
by design | Jan 7, 2013 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson In case you haven’t realized, the world has fundamentally changed and the “New Order” is now in charge. As 2013 dawns it is apparent that my cohorts are no longer in control – nor am I. In describing the role of parents, I believe the Proverbist...
by Steve Williams | Jan 7, 2013 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Stair Technological High School was a newcomer on the Knoxville prep football scene in 1937, but it earned the respect of longtime powers like Knoxville High, Central and Young before it closed in 1951. Located in a big brick building at the...
by Joe Rector | Jan 7, 2013 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I sometimes remember when a bad dream would pull me from sleep and leave me scared witless in the dark. The urge to run to my parents’ bedroom and crawl in with them was strong, but not as strong as the fear that something would get me if I put one foot...
by Steve Hunley | Jan 7, 2013 | Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com It is a somber topic to start the New Year, but such an important one that I think it bears discussion. Like so many Americans across the country, few Knox Countians seem to notice that Knox County government has a...
