by design | Nov 17, 2023 | The Daily Focus
TDEC ANNOUNCES TIRE PROGRAM GRANT FOR BLOUNT COUNTY BLOUNT COUNTY – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation announced a grant of $160,000 for Blount County from the state’s Tire Environmental Act Program. Blount County will provide matching funds of...
by design | Nov 16, 2023 | The Daily Focus
26 ATTORNEYS GENERAL DEMAND CONGRESS GRANT STATE OFFICIALS POWER TO PROTECT U.S. CITIZENS AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ~ from TN AG office Nashville – On Monday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined 25 other state attorneys general in sending a letter to...
by design | Nov 15, 2023 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Will part of Brickyard Road in Powell become Tucker Blakely Road? A meeting is planned for Thursday, November 16, at 6 p.m. at the Powell High School Library hosted by Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and County Commissioner Rhonda Lee. Officer Tucker was...
by design | Nov 14, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Knox County Hosts Hazard Mitigation Plan Public Meeting Knox County Residents can participate in and provide input at an upcoming Hazard Mitigation Plan Update meeting. The meeting is designed to empower community members and raise awareness about potential risks as...
by design | Nov 13, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Will It Take 10,000 More To Be Killed? By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com “I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.” – General Dwight Eisenhower in a speech to the Canadian Club in...
by design | Nov 13, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Israel and Hamas By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Hamas committed an unspeakable evil. It targeted defenseless civilians for extermination. How anyone, regardless of their feelings toward Israel, could sympathize with this barbaric act is...
by design | Nov 13, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
Who can resist the penguins? A Day Away By Mike Steely There’s no question that Ripley’s Aquarium in Gatlinburg is huge and likely the main attraction in the busy tourist city. A visit there could last hours and you can see just about every saltwater and freshwater...
by design | Nov 13, 2023 | Columnist, Major
United States Still has Reason to Give Thanks By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com They came to America to have religious freedom. I wonder what the Pilgrims would think of America today. Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and so many other freedoms are the very...
by design | Nov 13, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
He never had a childhood By Joe Rector Our dad passed away in 1965. For the last 58 years, Jim and I have been without a father. No, we don’t whine about it, nor have we ever used it as an excuse for misbehavior or bad decisions. Still, that’s a long time ago, and I...
by design | Nov 13, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Cargo “You have too much cargo.” Aboriginal Chieftain By Dr. Jim Ferguson After more than two decades, the above quote from Jared Diamond’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “Guns, Germs, and Steel,” still intrigues me. While walking along the beach with an aboriginal...
