by design | Oct 21, 2013 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching your unaware of passing years. It seems just yesterday I was young, just married and embarking on with my new life and my mate. Yet, in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the...
by Mike Steely | Oct 21, 2013 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely John Murrell died a young man but in his brief lifetime he had ventured across Tennessee and Kentucky and raised a lot of fear, murdered a few folks, stolen from many others, and left his stamp on our history and legends. Murrell was born about 1806,...
by Joe Rector | Oct 21, 2013 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I’m fascinated by business pitches on television. Some of them, such as E Trade or Aflac, are funny. Others like Northern toilet paper or Viagra are nothing short of inappropriate. One thing is for sure: none of them paint life as it really exists. One...
by Steve Hunley | Oct 21, 2013 | Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Despite some claims to the contrary, there are some things the Tennessee General Assembly needs to fix. Our superintendent of schools has loudly proclaimed his support for the evaluation system of teachers, which was enacted in Nashville. Frankly, Dr....
by design | Oct 21, 2013 | Columnist
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence occurs across all segments of our society, regardless of race, education, income or sexual orientation. Whether you are aware of it or not, you likely have neighbors who are or have been...
by Steve Williams | Oct 21, 2013 | Columnist, Williams
Gibbs High junior to run at Pomona in NHRA finals By Steve Williams California, Here I Come! That’s the feeling around Dylan Kiser’s family these days. Kiser’s outstanding career as a junior drag racer ended quietly in the National Hot Rod Association Division 2...
by design | Oct 20, 2013 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Click here to view this week’s Focus. Councilman Nick Della Volpe: Fighting for the 4th District By Tasha Mahurin Tasha@knoxfocus.com “I believe in strong, healthy neighborhoods and rational growth,” 4th District Knoxville City Councilman Nick Della Volpe told...
by design | Oct 20, 2013 | FOCUS Weekly Poll, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Focus Staff Knox County residents feel there is plenty of blame to share in the recent shutdown of the government. This week’s Knoxville Focus poll asked the question, “As a voter, who do you hold most responsible for the recent shutdown of the federal government?”...
by design | Oct 20, 2013 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Steelym@knoxfocus.com The partial opening of the Henley Street Bridge last week was a welcomed event for South Knoxville businesses and residents, and the plans the city is making for the former Baptist Hospital might bring even further progress. The...
by Ray Hill | Oct 20, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill The name Gore conjures in Tennessee thoughts of former Vice President Albert Gore, Jr., but his father was a very successful politician in an age when it was a more respectable profession and the rough and tumble of Tennessee politics was hard fought....
