by design | Oct 18, 2015 | Archives
By Steve Williams Two sophomores – one that has already made a mark in the sport and one that is up and coming – led the way in the 2015 KIL cross country championship meet. Christian Academy of Knoxville’s Rebecca Story repeated as the girls’ champion as expected,...
by design | Oct 15, 2015 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
Earlier last week while my car was in the shop for routine maintenance I had the opportunity to catch up on some new music. One duo that struck a cord with me “Jenny and Tyler.” The music brings an immediate indie vibe. The tempo, the hook, and the beat,...
by design | Oct 12, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Every language has its own collections of wise sayings. They offer advice about how to live and also transfer some underlying ideas, principles and values of a given culture. These sayings are called “idioms.” I saw a friend a few days ago and she asked...
by Ralphine Major | Oct 12, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It was pouring down rain just days after Autumn made her appearance! But, that didn’t bother Piddle Diddle. She was happy because she had found her lost hat! “Piddle Diddle’s Lost Hat” is the first in a series, “Adventures of Piddle Diddle, the...
by design | Oct 12, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher The Board of Education sped through their regular meeting agenda in under an hour last week, thanks in part to deferring two Board Policies and tabling a controversial document defining communication and information requests for the Board. At Monday’s...
by design | Oct 12, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Second Annual Redeeming Red for Dyslexia Day This Thursday, Oct. 15, is World Dyslexia Day. Decoding Dyslexia-TN’s Julya Johnson and County Commissioner Jeff Ownby are celebrating Knoxville’s 1 in 5! Come join in the celebration – meet near...
by Steve Williams | Oct 12, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams When I first heard about a kid named Naumoff playing football at Farragut High School a couple of years ago, I wondered if he might be related to Paul Naumoff, the great University of Tennessee linebacker of the 1960s. Sure enough, Jacob Naumoff, the...
by Joe Rector | Oct 12, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector For some reason, I feel as if my writing has been more on rants than lighter topics. I’d like that to change, but too many topics cry out for attention. The most recent topic deals with the latest Holocaust news. It seems that history repeats itself....
by design | Oct 12, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Most of us think of a natural disaster when we encounter the word quake. Actually, the word in our English lexicon can be either a noun or an intransitive verb, as in shake or vibrate. But this week I want to challenge you with an additional...
by design | Oct 12, 2015 | Public Notice
foreclosure notices SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on October 19, 2015 on or about 11:00AM local time, at the North door, Knox County Courthouse, Knoxville, Tennessee, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set...
