by design | Nov 27, 2023 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Current events have opened up differences that pose existential threats to both the Republican and Democrat parties. For the Republicans the speaker mess has exposed pure venom being directed at the eight...
by design | Nov 27, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Sex On An Airplane – A Clean Story By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I would like to invite you to attend a program about my career and a book signing at the Howard Baker Center at UT from 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5. I have written a book...
by design | Nov 27, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Cultural Marxism War is hell. War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over. William Tecumseh Sherman By Dr. Jim Ferguson Like many Americans I was horrified by the Hamas terrorist attacks October 7,...
by design | Nov 27, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
Cast Iron Cooking By Joe Rector It’s no surprise to folks that I love to eat. However, how picky I am about what I do consume might shock some. Whether the food was prepared by my mother or my wife, I never really considered the tools they used in preparations of...
by design | Nov 27, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Keeping The Beautiful Christmas Carols Of Christmas By Ralphine Major Are you listening? “Silent Night.” Do you hear them? “Away in a Manger.” Christmas carols. In many ways, the Christmas carols open the Christmas season for us. I have fond memories as a...
by design | Nov 27, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘I’m not changing my offense for anyone’ By Tom Mattingly The single-wing offense, a staple of Tennessee football since the ascension of Bob Neyland as head coach in 1926, took its last breath on Nov. 30, 1963, as the Vols took a 14-0 decision over...
by design | Nov 27, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
A trip to Wyoming By Mark Nagi A few years ago, I came to the realization that life is short, and we shouldn’t take it for granted. Yes, this is something that we might talk or think about in passing, but I made it a point to change my attitude and actions with regard...
by design | Nov 27, 2023 | Public Notice
NON-RESIDENT NOTICE TO: TOM HUMPHREY, LARRY SPENCER, ERIC SPENCER, and CHRISTOPHER SPENCER, and all persons unknown, claiming any legal or equitable right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the property described in the complaint. IN RE: THE...
by design | Nov 26, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Young-Williams Animal Center to take over animal control By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com A unanimous vote by the Knox County Commission approved the Young-Williams Animal Center to take over all aspects of animal control in Knox County and the city...
by design | Nov 26, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Rosalynn Carter: A Life Well Lived The passing of Rosalynn Carter is a reminder of a life well lived. Married to her husband Jimmy for an incredible 77 years, Mrs. Carter passed away peacefully with much of her family by her side...
