by design | May 13, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Israel is its own ‘closest’ ally By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Don’t get me wrong, I am no fan of Israel. I have not forgiven them for the bombing of the US Liberty and never will. The Israelis and their sycophants worldwide...
by design | May 13, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
National Title Drought to End? By Mark Nagi So, I live in the mean streets of Farragut. Any of my fellow Farragutonians (is that really a word, I don’t know) will agree that out here you must keep your head on a swivel. Anyway, there’s a street sign on the eastbound...
by design | May 13, 2024 | Columnist, McKeehan
Being Married to a Narcissist By Jedidiah McKeehan I cannot tell you how many times I have consulted with someone on a potential divorce case and they have said something to me like, “You do not understand! I am married to a narcissist! Have you ever done a case...
by design | May 13, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Madden is Sixteen, Oh Lord! By Joe Rector Amy and I traveled to Hendersonville to celebrate our grandson’s birthday. He was born on May 1, 2019. On that day, the rain poured, and Nashville flooded. Fifteen years later, the boy is 16 and street legal. Yep, he has a...
by design | May 13, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting Rising Fawn, Georgia A Day Away By Mike Steely For several years I had a position with a publishing company and made many trips from East Tennessee around the region, including into Georgia and beyond. One of my favorite places along the way was the little...
by design | May 13, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Culled My revenge will be success and making America great again. President Trump By Dr. Jim Ferguson One of the painful truths about gardening is that you must prune if you want to produce. Perhaps my reluctance is because our South Knoxville soil is so bad that I’m...
by design | May 13, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Tennova Healthcare Providing Free Sports Physicals to Area Students WHAT: Tennova Orthopedics and Tennova Primary Care providers, along with the Jersey College School of Nursing, will perform sports physical examinations to meet the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic...
by design | May 13, 2024 | Public Notice
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, by Deed of Trust dated January 24, 2018, recorded in Instrument Number 201902150048381, of the Deed of Trust Records of Knox County, Tennessee, Total Automotive Protection Plan, LLC, a Tennessee Corporation...
by design | May 12, 2024 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Jacobs: No property tax increase By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Pay raises for employees and more funding for services without a property tax increase were the highlights of the proposed budget Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs presented during his...
by design | May 12, 2024 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Pure Politics Last week was a momentous week for firsts. Joe Biden finally had something to say about the violent anti-Israel campus riots across the country, condemning what he admitted wasn’t a “peaceful protest.” “We are not an...