by design | May 16, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Pellissippi State hosts Veterans Resource Fair Knoxville community partners and employers are joining forces to help area veterans access vital resources and find employment. The American Job Center in Knoxville is coordinating a community employment and resource fair...
by design | May 15, 2024 | The Daily Focus
LAUNCH PARTY FOR GUIDEBOOK FOR GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN 3rd ed. ~ from CAC Office on Aging The Grandparents As Parents (GAP) program is excited to announce the 3rd edition of the “Grandparents as Parents Guidebook.” This guidebook serves as a valuable...
by design | May 14, 2024 | The Daily Focus
~ from East Knoxville Business & Professional Association Next Meeting: Thursday, May 16 7:45am Networking | 8:00am Meeting We’re excited to welcome Mike Taylor and Blake Lawson from the Knox Education Foundation for an insightful discussion at Sarah Moore...
by design | May 13, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
Larry Cox Was A Good And Kind Man By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Larry Cox was one of my closest friends for more than 40 years. When he passed away on October 18 last year, not only did I lose a close friend, but more importantly, the city of Knoxville...
by design | May 13, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Israel is its own ‘closest’ ally By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Don’t get me wrong, I am no fan of Israel. I have not forgiven them for the bombing of the US Liberty and never will. The Israelis and their sycophants worldwide...
by design | May 13, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
National Title Drought to End? By Mark Nagi So, I live in the mean streets of Farragut. Any of my fellow Farragutonians (is that really a word, I don’t know) will agree that out here you must keep your head on a swivel. Anyway, there’s a street sign on the eastbound...
by design | May 13, 2024 | Columnist, McKeehan
Being Married to a Narcissist By Jedidiah McKeehan I cannot tell you how many times I have consulted with someone on a potential divorce case and they have said something to me like, “You do not understand! I am married to a narcissist! Have you ever done a case...
by design | May 13, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Madden is Sixteen, Oh Lord! By Joe Rector Amy and I traveled to Hendersonville to celebrate our grandson’s birthday. He was born on May 1, 2019. On that day, the rain poured, and Nashville flooded. Fifteen years later, the boy is 16 and street legal. Yep, he has a...
by design | May 13, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting Rising Fawn, Georgia A Day Away By Mike Steely For several years I had a position with a publishing company and made many trips from East Tennessee around the region, including into Georgia and beyond. One of my favorite places along the way was the little...
by design | May 13, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Culled My revenge will be success and making America great again. President Trump By Dr. Jim Ferguson One of the painful truths about gardening is that you must prune if you want to produce. Perhaps my reluctance is because our South Knoxville soil is so bad that I’m...
