by design | Jun 1, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher News outlets across the state have been mute about this year’s TCAPS results, but the blogosphere and social media have been on fire. First, some definitions: a Quick Score is a temporary score delivered after the tests have been administered, to give...
by design | Jun 1, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher This week, the KCS administration is working overtime – with meetings scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (June 1-4). The agendas for these meetings can be found here: http://knoxschools.org/Page/2110. June 1 Knox County...
by design | Jun 1, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com When the legislature passed a bill in 2011 making it more difficult for Tennessee teachers to get tenure, many people thought this was a good thing. After all, the previous year, Davis Guggenheim’s...
by Joe Rector | Jun 1, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector My grandson Madden came to Knoxville during the Memorial Day weekend. He pulled off his shirt on Friday evening, and his shoulders and arms were fiery. It was the boy’s first ever taste of sunburn. His parents have been good at slathering him up with sun...
by Ralphine Major | Jun 1, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It is home to the world-renowned Oakes Daylilies. It has a post office, library, community center and fire station. Several churches can be found within its boundaries, as well as Corryton Elementary School. The rural place is tucked away in Knox...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 1, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Let me start this article by saying that there are a lot of great things about youth sports. It gives kids an opportunity to get some exercise. It teaches them to work with others. And playing sports is all sorts of fun. The only thing wrong with...
by Steve Williams | Jun 1, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The season before Mitch Turner got the head baseball coach’s position at Grace Christian Academy, he made a key observation at the TSSAA Class A state tournament as the Rams’ assistant. “I noticed two years ago we were a little shell shocked when we...
by design | Jun 1, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first, the most basic expression of Americanism. Without God, there could be no American form of government, nor American way of life.” Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1955 America has changed dramatically...
by design | Jun 1, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore In 1915 a poem written by Moina Michael commemorates the day that everyone remembers as Memorial Day. We cherish too, the Poppy red That grows on fields where valor led, It seems to signal to the skies that blood of heroes never dies. The...
by design | May 31, 2015 | Archived Editions, Archives
Corryton honors veterans By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com There were numerous ceremonies held over the Memorial Day weekend but few had the feeling of a community drawing together to honor their local veterans as did the event last Monday afternoon at...
