by design | Jul 7, 2014 | Columnist, Moore
SOME SUNDRY THOUGHTS “Blow me a kiss from across the room. Say I look nice when I’m not. Touch my hair as you pass my chair, Little things mean a lot. Give me your arm as we cross the street Call me at six on the dot. A line a day when you’re far away, Little...
by design | Jul 7, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher The planning was extensive and high level. Fifth District BOE member Karen Carson listed the numerous public opportunities to talk about where KCS should go in 2020 (see sidebar) during the Wednesday night meeting and then added, “But until you put a...
by design | Jul 7, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher On Monday, the Board of Education spent over 40 minutes debating the dubious merits of Board Policy BCBI, “Appeals to and Appearances Before the Board.” The policy says that an employee may come before the board after they have exhausted the normal...
by design | Jul 6, 2014 | Absher, Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus. Race to the top Part 3: Teacher Evaluations By Sally Absher sallyabsher@gmail.com Some say it is just bringing transparency and accountability to the teaching profession. Others have called it a war on teachers. One thing is...
by Steve Hunley | Jul 6, 2014 | Archives, Hunley
By Steve Hunley The Knox County Board of Education last week dealt Superintendent Jim McIntyre his first solid rebuff when it refused to approve his firing of a Knox County high school teacher. An impartial mediator in the case did not find the allegations worthy of...
by design | Jul 6, 2014 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com If you live downtown, you probably already know the advantages of the Knoxville Trolleys. If you don’t live downtown, here’s the secret: the trolleys serve most of downtown, the Cumberland Avenue Strip, and up beyond I-40 on Gay...
by Ray Hill | Jul 6, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Governor Gordon Browning had unleashed a fierce assault on the Memphis political machine, as well as its leader, E. H. Crump. Browning proposed to institute a county unit bill to render the huge voting majorities produced in Shelby County meaningless in...
by design | Jul 6, 2014 | Archives
By Steve Williams As sequels go, Rocky VII was the best yet. Josh Richardson knocked down two clutch free throws with 1.2 seconds remaining to lift Campus Lights to a thrilling 131-130 win over Rice Buick GMC in the championship game of the seventh annual Pilot Rocky...
by design | Jul 6, 2014 | Archives
By Ken Lay The Knoxville Holstons have taken the National Pastime back to its roots. The Holstons, who play in the Tennessee Vintage Baseball Association, play their home games at the Historic Ramsey House. It’s Knoxville’s first season in the league that was founded...
by design | Jul 1, 2014 | News, The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely You probably already know of Knoxville’s Festival on the Fourth happening this Friday at World’s Fair Park, but there are lots of Independent Day celebrations going on in our area as well. Gatlinburg kicks off Independence Day early Friday...
