by design | Jan 17, 2016 | Archives, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Part One By 1934, Republicans were not much of a factor in statewide elections in Tennessee. The political landscape in the Volunteer State had changed with the resignation of Senator Cordell Hull, who had agreed to serve as Secretary of State in the...
by design | Jan 17, 2016 | Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay The Knoxville Knights overcame a sluggish start Thursday night to claim a crucial 5-2 victory over the Knoxville Warriors in a Knoxville Amateur Hockey Association High School League game at the Icearium. The win strengthened the Knights’ hold on third...
by Steve Williams | Jan 17, 2016 | Archives, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
By Steve Williams I am proud of the hometown I grew up in and the high school I graduated from for a unique reason, and with this being Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, there’s no better time to express these feelings. Clinton High was the first state-supported public...
by design | Jan 17, 2016 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
From: Laurens Tullock [mailto:ltullock@cornerstoneofknoxville.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2016 4:11 PM To: Jon R. Lawler (jlawler@johnsongalyon.com) <jlawler@johnsongalyon.com>;rgibson@lawlerwood.com; Phil Lawson (plawson@lhp.net) <plawson@lhp.net>;...
by design | Jan 11, 2016 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore On Christmas Eve I met a cockatoo. I really did. His name is Dusty even though he is a beautiful white bird. His lovely comb on the top of his head fluttered up and down constantly. He made a lot of noise, sometimes very loudly, and could speak a few...
by design | Jan 11, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher It is going to be a long seven months and three weeks. That is how much longer certain School Board Members will have to serve who won’t be seeking re-election. These “lame duck” BOE members seem to have made it their mission to cause as much...
by design | Jan 11, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Special Called Board of Education Meeting – Tuesday, January 19 School Board Chairman Doug Harris has scheduled a special called meeting of the Knox County Board of Education for Tuesday, January 19 to discuss a potential resignation agreement...
by Ralphine Major | Jan 11, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It has finally arrived. The unseasonably warm temperatures made it seem like winter weather had bypassed us this year. Now, those tropical days seem like a dream. The cold came calling a few days ago accompanied by a few snowflakes dancing around...
by Joe Rector | Jan 11, 2016 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The end of 2015 has come and gone; we’ve struck out on the new year, but I wonder just how much promise it holds. With just a bit of observation, some might say that this country has lost its way. That includes the country as a whole and the citizens as...
by design | Jan 11, 2016 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “Let’s start at the very beginning…” sang Julie Andrews in the The Sound of Music. Becky and I recently attended a wonderful stage production of this beautiful story. We moderns often take for granted cinematic magic. However, magic also occurs...
