by design | Dec 15, 2023 | The Daily Focus
HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT APPLICATIONS NOW ACCEPTED ~ from the Tennessee Historical Commission The Tennessee Historical Commission, the State Historic Preservation Office, is accepting Federal Historic Preservation Fund Grant applications now through February 1,...
by design | Dec 14, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra to present 37th annual Clayton Holiday Concert The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will host its 37th annual Clayton Holiday Concert “An Olde English Christmas” on Friday, Dec. 15, through Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium....
by design | Dec 13, 2023 | The Daily Focus
2024 Super Tuesday Ballot Finalized in Tennessee ~ from Secretary of State Tre Hargett The presidential field is set in Tennessee for the March 5, 2024, Super Tuesday Presidential Preference Primary and County Primary Election following yesterday’s noon...
by design | Dec 12, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Tennesseans still have time to sign up before ACA enrollment deadline By Danielle Smith, Tennessee News Service In Tennessee and across the country, the deadline to enroll in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act is Friday at midnight. More than 4 million...
by design | Dec 11, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Balance the Budget? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com In Washington, balancing the budget is a game with the Republicans pretending that they want to cut spending while the Democrats act as if any cut will be devastating. The farce is...
by design | Dec 11, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
$77 Million To Not Coach Is Crazy By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com A few months ago I wrote that I thought paying the Tennessee football coach $9,000,000 a year (over $24,400 a day) was ridiculous, and even in a way sinful. I wrote that Coach Heupel seems...
by design | Dec 11, 2023 | Columnist, McKeehan
It is a Crime to Possess Brass Knuckles By Jedidiah McKeehan We have all seen the movie where the good guy is about to enter into an epic fist fight with the bad guy. As the two of them stare each other down, we watch the bad guy put on a set of brass knuckles so he...
by design | Dec 11, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
A Charged Life The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. Pablo Picasso By Dr. Jim Ferguson I don’t get out as much as I used to. All my life I was working or hurrying to get somewhere. And then I retired and discovered I was...
by design | Dec 11, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Sliding… into Christmas! By Ralphine Major What animal can hold a child’s attention better than a mischievous, cunning penguin? Piddle Diddle, the Widdle Penguin, is such a penguin! The adorable, tuxedo-dressed animal can steal your heart. An entire series of...
by design | Dec 11, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
It’s time for a miracle By Joe Rector The minister talked about miracles today. Instead of staying with her as she explained, my mind wandered about what kind of miracles this world could use today. Several of them quickly came to mind, but only a few seemed most...
