by Joe Rector | May 20, 2013 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The news today reported student debt is closing in on $1 trillion, more than credit card debt which anemically trails at between $650-850 billion. ”Woe is us” seems to be the cry from the millions who have accrued debts for education. According to...
by design | May 20, 2013 | Columnist
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Almost five decades ago, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII of that act prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Sexual harassment is a form of sex...
by design | May 20, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
A great time was had by all this past Friday at the Knoxville Museum of Art. Christabel performed for Alive After Five and quickly became a crowd favorite. Dan Andrews reporting…
by design | May 20, 2013 | My Daily Cup of Joe, The Daily Focus
“You really are a South Knox girl at heart,” remarked Mary Lou this weekend. If you’ve eaten at the Round Up, odds are Mary Lou rang you up. She knows most people by name, and many more by order. The Round Up, owned by local restaurateur, Sam Tobea,...
by design | May 19, 2013 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus. SWNA honors KPD officers By Tasha Mahurin Tasha@knoxfocus.com As part of an ongoing project, the South Woodlawn Neighborhood Association (SWNA) in South Knoxville has set out to thank the civil servants in their neighborhood...
by design | May 19, 2013 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff This week’s Knoxville Focus poll asked the question, “In your opinion, should welfare recipients be required to submit to drug testing upon request by the government?” Almost 80% of likely voters said yes, welfare recipients should submit to drug...
by design | May 19, 2013 | Archives
On Tuesday, May 21,, a motorcade consisting of 60 motorcycles from the American Legion Post 2 in Knoxville will arrive at the World’s Fair Park in downtown Knoxville with police escort. While at the park the riders will hold a wreath laying ceremony complete with a...
by Ray Hill | May 19, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill While growing up, one of the names I heard most frequently on the television news was that of J. William Fulbright, the senator from Arkansas and Chairman of the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee. Of course that was during a time when there were...
by design | May 19, 2013 | Archives
By Steve Williams There’s a baseball saying that “Walks will Haunt.” Farragut High’s baseball team definitely got spooked Friday night but managed to survive. Despite giving up nine bases on balls, a hit batsman and a wild pitch in the first three innings, the...
by design | May 19, 2013 | Archives
By Ken Lay Christian Academy of Knoxville won its third consecutive Region 2-A/AA soccer championship Wednesday night at Gibbs High School’s Ernest Whited Field. The Warriors used three first-half goals to notch a 3-0 victory over the previously undefeated Eagles....
