by Ralphine Major | Aug 4, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major “We have already recognized the six seniors who started for Gibbs in 1964-65,” former Eagles Coach Bob Dagley said. “Now, I would like to tell you about five other members of that team who played a big part in the success of the team.” First was Lynn...
by design | Aug 4, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Americans have trouble understanding the generational hatred that exists in the Middle East. It is obvious that our leaders are confounded by this enmity as well. John Kerry asked the “terrorist organization” Hamas “to be reasonable,” while Nancy...
by design | Aug 4, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher On July 30, Knox County Schools issued a press release pertaining to the district academic achievement results for the 2013-14 school year reported by the Tennessee Department of Education. The data includes aggregate grade 3-8 scores on the Tennessee...
by design | Aug 4, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher After attending the July 2 BOE meeting during which Dr. McIntyre’s appeal of KCS teacher Richard Suttles’ tenure reinstatement was unanimously rejected by the Board, Commissioner Tony Norman placed a discussion item on the Agenda for the July 28 County...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Aug 4, 2014 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Whether you are suing someone, being sued or are just a witness in a case, going to court can be a stressful experience. There are many things you can do to be better prepared and reduce your chance of having unpleasant...
by design | Aug 4, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher One cool summer evening last week, two community meetings were held on opposite sides of town to gather public input on the Draft KCS 2020 Strategic Plan. One was a meeting hosted by District 5 BOE Representative Karen Carson at West Valley Middle...
by Steve Williams | Aug 4, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams We’ve seen a lot of change in collegiate sports, particularly football, over the past 20 years or so. Some of the change has been good. I wish some of it had never happened. A thumbs up for recent advancement in dealing with concussions and rule...
by design | Aug 3, 2014 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus. Daniel looks to make changes if elected By Ken Lay Martin Daniel is looking to make changes and give the government back to the people. He’s a self-proclaimed defender of the Constitution and a champion for small business....
by Steve Hunley | Aug 3, 2014 | Archives, Hunley
By Steve Hunley “There’s some extraordinary learning going on out there!” That has been a constant cry from Knox County superintendent of schools James McIntyre during his tenure in office. Last week some 12 superintendents issued a press release they would be...
by design | Aug 3, 2014 | Archives
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@gmail.com What do Alexander Graham Bell, Albert Einstein, John Lennon, Muhammad Ali, Steven Spielberg, Henry Winkler, Tom Cruise, Whoopi Goldberg, Walt Disney, Nolan Ryan, Greg Louganis, Jay Leno, and Agatha Christie have in common? They...
