by design | May 20, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
UT Needs To Put Students First, Make Professors Teach More Classes By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Regular readers of my column may remember that my mother moved here from Iowa after she finished at Iowa Wesleyan College. She had come here to visit an...
by design | May 20, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
Sports indifference is the healthier choice By Mark Nagi I wasn’t going to write an article this week. I’ve been busy with work and family, and frankly, I didn’t know if I had the mental bandwidth to type out a few hundred words. But then I got back to the palatial...
by design | May 20, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
Why, Tell me, Why? By Tom Mattingly This is the stuff of which orange-colored memories are made. Late in the first half in the 1991 Notre Dame game, the Fighting Irish led 31-7 and were trying a field goal to extend the lead. Things looked bleak for the Vols. Remember...
by design | May 20, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Apps By Dr. Jim Ferguson Rush Limbaugh once said, “Liberals are always liberals first.” What I think he meant was that certain principles are preeminent in each of us. I’ll use myself as an example. I am a Christian first and Becky’s husband. And because I do not...
by design | May 20, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
They don’t know the facts By Joe Rector I’ve watched the protests on college campuses until I’m just about to be nauseated with them and the individuals who are participating. That doesn’t mean that Israel receives a free pass from me on this whole situation. Plenty...
by design | May 20, 2024 | Public Notice
NON-RESIDENT NOTICE TO: ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN OR ANY DEFENDANT WITH AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 224 S. ELMWOOD STREET, KNOXVILLE, TN 37914. IN RE: MICHAEL A. SMITH Plaintiff, v....
by design | May 20, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Tennessee to Split June Benefits into Two Payments for SNAP Participants NASHVILLE – In response to the early May issuance payment that occurred on April 20, 2024, the Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) announced today that June 2024 benefits will be split...
by design | May 19, 2024 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Commission reviews EMS provider, budget, policy revisions By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com A four-hour work session of the Knox County Commission last week covered several issues including possibly re-organizing their meeting schedule, revamping the...
by design | May 19, 2024 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Protesters Need To Obey The Law The Knoxville News-Sentinel and Gannett newspapers are giving a lot of sympathetic coverage to the arrest of what they refer to as “pro-Palestinian” protesters. The protesters were ordered to move...
by design | May 19, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
PHOTO BY STEVE FORREST. The Carter High School 2024 softball team poses for a picture after making history Friday with its sectional win over David Crockett that advances the Lady Hornets to their first-ever TSSAA state tournament. In the background, the scoreboard...
