by design | Jan 12, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher One of the biggest concerns for parents of children with special needs is the issue of inclusion in the least restrictive environment. As taxpayers, we should all be concerned about the costs involved in sending students across town to segregated...
by Steve Williams | Jan 12, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Tennessee fans. I can’t say they’re the best, because I haven’t been to every collegiate sports venue in the nation and observed the many other fans bases. But I can say this. There can’t be any better. Vol Nation was in the spotlight again on Jan. 2...
by Mark Nagi | Jan 12, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman There are two constants in life. The first I forget. The second is that the Tennessee Titans will continue to be the most boring team in the National Football League. They haven’t won a playoff game since the 2003 season and haven’t been to the...
by design | Jan 11, 2015 | Archived Editions, Archives
President Obama Visits East Tennessee By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The quick visit to Knoxville and Clinton Friday was President Barack Obama’s first visit to Knoxville as Commander in Chief and his proposal of a nation-wide two year college education,...
by Ralphine Major | Jan 11, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It felt like I was stepping back in time as I walked inside. In a way, I was. I had only seen Becky once since our high school days in band. Two and a half years ago, I saw her at the Wrights’ 70th Anniversary (Focus 9-4-12). She had made...
by design | Jan 11, 2015 | Absher, Archives, Columnist
By Sally Absher Cha-ching. That is the sound of the Knox County Schools Board of Education spending more of your tax dollars. At last Monday’s Work Meeting, Dr. McIntyre, in his Superintendent’s Report, laid out his plan to address the substitute teacher shortage....
by Ray Hill | Jan 11, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Prentice Cooper had been governor of Tennessee for six years; the first man to be elected to three two-year terms since Austin Peay. Unlike Peay, Cooper lived through his entire tenure of office, but in 1944, he could not run again. Governor Cooper was a...
by design | Jan 11, 2015 | Archives
By Ken Lay Pam Cantrell received a call from a higher power approximately two years ago and it was a call she felt compelled to answer. So her company, Cantrell’s Heating & Air became a sponsor for the annual Run 4 Their Lives 5K run and 1-Mile Walk in 2014. The...
by design | Jan 11, 2015 | Archives
By Ken Lay West High School boys basketball coach Chris Kesler saw his young Rebels do exactly what he wanted Friday night. West boasted a balanced scoring attack and the result was a 79-64 District 4-AAA home victory over Hardin Valley Academy. “We have a young team...
by design | Jan 11, 2015 | Archives
By Steve Williams For years, Rodney Ellison has been close to football one way or another. The 11 years between graduating from Campbell County High School in 1996 and Tusculum College in 2007 included raising a young family and football for Ellison, Powell High’s...
