by design | Jun 30, 2014 | Public Notice
Default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by a certain Deed of Trust executed February 7, 2008 by Steve Herman and Mary Herman, Husband and Wife to Riney Title fo Williamson County, Tennessee, as Trustee, as same appears...
by Ralphine Major | Jun 30, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major The two young people in the picture did not look familiar. Their smiles spoke volumes, foretelling a lifetime together filled with hopes and dreams. Sixty years later, that young couple is still smiling and celebrating all those years. Now, I know...
by design | Jun 30, 2014 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore During my 46 years living in Pennsylvania, I once lived in a house across the road from a huge Amish farm. One of my favorite pastimes was gazing out my front living room window and watching the Amish sheep graze on the pastures surrounding that farm....
by design | Jun 30, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson As I watched my grandson, Oakley, run towards the ocean’s edge I realized he was still a toddler. His lack of arm swing and twisting torso gave him that sweet awkwardness of little children. Watching him caused me to think about some of my...
by Steve Williams | Jun 30, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams If local fans of the Tennessee Vols would like an additional college football team to follow and pull for this season, may I suggest Navy. The Midshipmen have a special connection to the Knoxville area with the passing of Will McKamey this past...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 30, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It’s always a special occasion when Peyton Manning, one of the best football players in Tennessee history, returns to Knoxville. Manning was in town last week to renew acquaintances, and to headline his own charity golf tournament, the Peyton Manning...
by Joe Rector | Jun 30, 2014 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Some weeks are rougher than others. The bad ones take a toll on us both physically and emotionally. Sometimes it’s work that causes us ill; at other times, it’s money concerns that drive us into funks. For me, death has been at to root of my low mood....
by design | Jun 30, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher When Dr. McIntyre presented his 2020 Strategic Plan to the Board of Education in May, teachers were especially concerned by one of the details listed under Goal 2, Objective 4 – “Centralize recruitment and selection,” because it appears that Central...
by design | Jun 29, 2014 | Absher, Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus. Race to the top Part 2: Assessments By Sally Absher sallyabsher@gmail.com When most people think of Race to the Top (RTTT), they think of Common Core. But national, common assessments are perhaps a larger and more insidious...
by design | Jun 29, 2014 | Archives
Publisher’s Note – I have asked our resident historian, Mr. Ray Hill, to write a special column noting the passing of Senator Howard Baker. Mr. Hill has been working on a lengthy series on Senator Baker’s career. Every member of The Focus staff joins me in...
