by Ralphine Major | Apr 27, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Her words still echo in my mind. It was almost Christmas when I first heard them. As we were leaving church, I saw her. She took my hand and looked me in the eye. Her eyes are always so kind. “May you have moments of peace and splashes of joy!”...
by Joe Rector | Apr 27, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I stopped for a talk with my neighbor’s son, Tony Nelson, the other day. He’s only a few years younger than I am, and he and his son were helping out around his mother’s house. We reminisced for a while, and then I made some comment about being old. Tony...
by design | Apr 27, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore This title alludes to the ear-shaped handles common on pitchers used for serving liquids. It is also customary to refer to small children who often hear more of what is said than adults realize or desire. Children tell you things that you never knew...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 27, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman The 2015 NFL season is still four and a half months away, but that shouldn’t stop us from making predictions on exactly how the season will go for the Tennessee Titans. And since the NFL has released the entire 2015 schedule, we can now go week by week...
by design | Apr 26, 2015 | Archived Editions, Archives
Community Schools 2: Christenberry Elementary By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com As part of our series on Community Schools, we had the opportunity to visit Christenberry Elementary Community School (CECS) and meet with the Community Schools Site Coordinator...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 26, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley This week has been one of enlightenment in terms of the tactics used by the Broad Academy trainees to obtain what they want and the means they are willing to use to get it. Knox County Schools Superintendent and Broad Academy graduate Dr. Jim McIntyre,...
by design | Apr 26, 2015 | Archives
By David Klein Thursday night the Knox Co. Metropolitan Planning Commission hosted a public forum at the Corryton Senior Center to update citizens on its Northeast County Sector Plan, which was originally put forward in 2003, but has been updated. Bryan Berry,...
by design | Apr 26, 2015 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Since 1968 Kenton Page has been a familiar face in pharmacy in Fountain City. About three years ago, Page moved The Medicine Shoppe to its current location and just recently changed the name of his pharmacy to Fountain City...
by Ray Hill | Apr 26, 2015 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Polls continue to show few people have much respect for Congress and its members, but when Marion Zioncheck was first elected in 1932, most Americans had both more respect and faith in Members of Congress. Yet, Marion Zioncheck clearly suffered from some...
by design | Apr 26, 2015 | Archives
By Dan Andrews On Monday, the two worlds of politics and Parkinson’s combined. Local activist Alan Zimmerman received a proclamation on behalf of Parkinson’s organizations from the Knox County Commission in recognition of Parkinson’s Awareness Month....
