by Joe Rector | Feb 29, 2016 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Here we are stuck in another winter. Punxsutawney Phil lied, although no human ought to put stock in anything a groundhog does or doesn’t do. I don’t understand why anyone would declare that winter is his or her favorite season. What I’ve noticed of late...
by design | Feb 29, 2016 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore “Jesus, the very thought of thee with sweetness fills my breast, but sweeter far thy face to see, And in thy presence rest. O hope of every contrite heart, O joy of all the meek, to those who fall, how kind thou art! How good to those who seek!…....
by design | Feb 29, 2016 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “You look good, Dr. Ferguson,” a patient recently told me. She then asked, “How do you feel?” Perhaps the latter was just a pleasantry of conversation – something we all do. None of us really expects or wants to hear about another person’s...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 29, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It. Just. Keeps. Getting. Worse. Over the past few weeks, the University of Tennessee has made mistake after mistake in the eyes of the public. Some of those errors are serious in nature, others are fairly inconsequential, and others are out of...
by design | Feb 29, 2016 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely The Little Flat Creek Baptist Church sits on Emory Road and prides itself as being the oldest member of the local Association of Baptist Churches. Founded in 1879 the current building has a small chapel behind the church built with the original logs...
by design | Feb 28, 2016 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Large Turnout in Early Voting By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Not since the Obama-McCain election eight years ago has there been such a heavy turnout in Knox County during early voting and Tuesday’s Primary Election Day could reach a total of some 100,000 ballots...
by design | Feb 28, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Sentinel endorsement certainly doesn’t rank right up there with an Oscar, although to hear some candidates tell it, you’d think it does. Of course if you don’t have anything else to brag about, maybe it helps. All these candidates bragging about...
by Ray Hill | Feb 28, 2016 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill For a time, there was no more influential Republican in the State of Tennessee than Newell Sanders. Sanders was a Republican at a time when the GOP was at a distinct disadvantage in the Volunteer State, yet he helped to build his party and became a...
by design | Feb 28, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com If you live in North Knoxville and drive Broadway you’ll likely be familiar with Penny Pawn at 4821 North Broadway but you may not know that the popular shop has been there since 1985. Founded by Mildred Mason and now owned by...
by design | Feb 28, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville and Knox County have produced some national heroes and personalities known around the nation; people who are from here or lived here before becoming famous. Folks like Dr. Bill Bass, founder of The Body Farm and noted...
