by design | May 13, 2013 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson From time to time patients ask me if I do surgery. Of course, what they mean is do I perform minor surgical procedures, since it is obvious I’m no surgeon. I tell them, yes, I can biopsy spots on the skin, lance boils and sew up lacerations. In...
by Steve Williams | May 13, 2013 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Remember the United States Army recruiting picture of Uncle Sam pointing his finger and declaring, “I Want You!” Keep that in mind as you read on, except substitute Cuonzo Martin for Uncle Sam and change “You” to point guard. Get the picture? “I want...
by Ralphine Major | May 13, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Her sons wore Nos. 40 and 42 on the Gibbs High School 1964-65 basketball team. Virginia and her late husband, Clay Graves, were well-known leaders in the Gibbs Community. Clay was active in the Ruritan Club and the Gibbs Community Club, but they...
by Joe Rector | May 13, 2013 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector It’s a world where I’m losing ground. I consider myself technologically educated, or at least I did until recently. That’s when my ignorance became glaringly obvious, and I suddenly felt old and as out of date as a Kodak Instamatic camera. My iPod Touch...
by design | May 13, 2013 | Columnist
By Sharon Frankenberg According to the most recent figures from the Bureau of Justice statistics, 11.7 million people were victims of identity theft between 2006 and 2008. Congress made identity theft a federal crime in 1998 when it passed the Identity Theft and...
by design | May 13, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
22nd Annual KARM Golf Classic Thursday, June 13 Avalon Golf & Country Club They’re doing something different this year! Find out how you can participate in a new and meaningful way… even if you’re not a golfer! Contact John Gargis...
by design | May 13, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
The Tennessee softball team has earned its 11th berth into the NCAA Tournament and will host an NCAA Regional for the ninth time in program history, as announced by the NCAA Division I Softball Committee on Sunday night. The Lady Vols are the national No. 7 seed and...
by design | May 12, 2013 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus. Knoxville cyclist rides for Redeeming Hope “According to the AARP and the Senior Olympics, I’m a Senior. So, accordingly, I must now reap the benefits of this age. Sit back, garner ‘respect,’ enjoy the easier life, and...
by design | May 12, 2013 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
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by Joe Rector | May 12, 2013 | Archives, Rector
By Joe Rector Best-selling author Wally Lamb did speak to an audience of 900 who attended the 2013 Carry the Torch Luncheon at the Knoxville Convention Center. It is sponsored by the Volunteer Ministry Center as a fundraiser for its programs. Lamb also mingled with a...
