by design | Nov 15, 2015 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Tuesdays and Wednesdays are busy in the old building. On each of those days, 25 or so families file in to receive everything from diapers and canned food to clothing, dishes, and just about anything it takes to set up a household....
by Ray Hill | Nov 15, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill For twenty-four years, Thetus W. Sims served West Tennessee as a member of Congress. Now almost entirely forgotten, he is a figure from a distant past. In fact, before his career was over, Sims was already becoming an antiquated figure, which helped to...
by design | Nov 15, 2015 | Archives
By Steve Williams Christian Academy of Knoxville has earned another shot at Alcoa. The Warriors rolled to a 48-19 win at Elizabethton in TSSAA second-round playoff action Friday night and will meet the Tornadoes again this week in Alcoa. “It was a great win for our...
by design | Nov 15, 2015 | Archives
By Ken Lay A little rain couldn’t dampen the festivities at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Emerald Youth Foundation Sansom Sports Complex. The facility has been open since April and has already hosted the KIL Girls Soccer Jamboree, Eric Berry’s annual youth...
by design | Nov 9, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher After deferring it for several months, the KCS Board of Education spent considerable time during both their work session and regular monthly meeting last week discussing revisions to Policy GBG, “Non-Tenure,” only to reject the first reading of...
by design | Nov 9, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher The “Approval of a Services Agreement with The New Teacher Project Inc. (TNTP) to perform a literacy diagnostic at West Hills Elementary School at no cost to KCS” listed on Wednesday’s consent agenda generated some interesting discussion at last week’s...
by design | Nov 9, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher TN Ready Testing on an Empty Stomach? Last week local high schools began Part 1 of the New Improved TN Ready standardized end of course assessments for fall semester classes (despite it being about a month and a half from the end of the course). The...
by design | Nov 9, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com It is a day set aside to honor America’s veterans. Veterans Day 2015 will be celebrated with parades, holiday sales, and many restaurants offering free meals for veterans. It is touching to see children hugging parents returning...
by Joe Rector | Nov 9, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Walt Whitman, one of my favorite poets, said, “Do anything, but let it produce joy.” I can only wish following that advice has been easy, but the opposite is true. It’s the way I’m turned. Heredity probably has much to do with it as well. Whatever the...
by design | Nov 9, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Dr. Ferguson is on sabbatical after nearly eight years with the Focus. If you like this essay, there are more in his book, “Well…What Did the Doctor Say?” available online at Amazon as well as Barnes & Noble – a great Christmas...
