by Ray Hill | Oct 14, 2012 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Richard Riedel was a veteran employee of the United States Senate, working almost fifty years in one capacity or another. Riedel first came to the Senate as a nine-year old Page on September 27, 1918. At the time, Riedel was in the fourth grade...
by design | Oct 14, 2012 | Archives
By Sarah Baker bakers@knoxfocus.com Have you been to West Town Mall lately and wondered what happened to your favorite smoothie place? The beloved Frulatti Café and Bakery has moved to Farragut. The new location is at West End Shopping Center at 129 West End Avenue...
by design | Oct 14, 2012 | Archives
Silent Circle is a private encrypted communications service that is revolutionizing how the world communicates. The $20 monthly subscription service launches today and is built to encrypt email, voice, text and VOIP messages to and from your smart phone. Focus’ Dan...
by design | Oct 7, 2012 | Archived Editions, Archives
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by design | Oct 7, 2012 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff Mitt Romney has increased his lead since The Focus conducted its first poll on the presidential race in Knox County. Likely voters were asked the question, “If the election for President of the United States were held today, for whom would you vote,...
by design | Oct 7, 2012 | Archives
Feels Good Teachers Should Be Protected By Focus Staff Mike McMillan, East Knox County’s member of the Board of Education, challenged the grievance policy being proposed by Superintendent James McIntyre. The grievance policy is established to allow teachers to file a...
by Ray Hill | Oct 7, 2012 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Kenneth McKellar, Tennessee’s eighty-year-old senior U. S. Senator, had resumed his positions of power and influence inside the Senate. His relations with his new and younger colleague, Estes Kefauver, had not improved. The origin of the dispute had...
by design | Oct 7, 2012 | Archives
By Adam Sullivan Jocquez Bruce still had the bitter taste of losing on his tongue when he walked onto the field at South-Doyle in Friday night’s matchup against Cocke County. “We knew we were going to win this game. After losing last week, we didn’t want to lose any...
by design | Oct 7, 2012 | Archives
By Sarah Baker bakers@knoxfocus.com The art of stick ribbon dancing goes back thousands of years to Ancient China. However, Knoxville’s own Alex Pulsipher has taken this ancient instrument to another level. Readers may have caught glimpses of him on Market Square...
by design | Sep 30, 2012 | Archived Editions, Archives
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