by design | Feb 17, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Why did Putin invade Ukraine? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I was wondering why Putin invaded Ukraine. It was obvious that he was going to do so. You don’t amass 200,000 troops on the Ukraine border just to have a parade. Putin...
by design | Feb 17, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Hate For Trump Has Now Expanded To Musk By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The hatred in the hearts and minds of many on the Left is just astounding. Having spent a lifetime closely following and being involved in the American political scene, I have never...
by design | Feb 17, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Purpose Trump isn’t radical. He’s just radically changing our country back to normal. Jesse Watters By Dr. Jim Ferguson I never heard what Punxsutawney Phil saw on last Groundhog Day, but I saw Woodland Crocus last week and Daffodil shoots pushing up through the...
by design | Feb 17, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Quieting the Scruffy Voice By Joe Rector I flipped through videos on YouTube the other day, and up pops Jimmy Buffet singing with Zac Brown and Mac McAnally. The trio did a fine rendition of “A Pirate at Forty,” one of my favorite songs of Jimmy’s. After shuffling...
by design | Feb 17, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
Who’s on the Cover? By Tom Mattingly When two major sporting events are held on the same day hours apart, which event gets the cover picture in a magazine such as Sports Illustrated? Here’s one answer. I found a copy of the Sept. 23, 1968, edition of Sports...
by design | Feb 17, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Carson-Newman online nursing program adds The Princeton Review to 2025 accolades Carson-Newman University’s online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) is hailed by The Princeton Review as one of the best programs in the nation. The organization cites Carson-Newman’s...
by design | Feb 17, 2025 | Public Notice
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by design | Feb 16, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Trustee’s office launches program to assist elderly, disabled residents Last Friday, the Knox County Trustee’s Office announced the launch of its new mobile office program, a community-focused initiative designed to bring essential services directly to the homes of...
by design | Feb 16, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Good Job, Betsy Henderson Betsy Henderson, chair of the Knox County Board of Education, was polite and professional under the severe provocation of some rude people who demanded her resignation. Why? Because Henderson dared to go...
by design | Feb 16, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Knox teams bring home two TMSAA state titles By Steve Williams Coach Jadarius Suber said his Vine boys were the first in Knox County to bring home a TMSAA state basketball championship trophy Saturday, and later that evening Coach Josh Ballard’s West Valley girls...
