by design | Oct 17, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Mayor Jacobs Encourages Residents to Sign Up for E-Warning System KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and other elected leaders are again encouraging residents to sign up for the community-wide “e-warning” notification system designed to keep users...
by design | Oct 16, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Most Universities Hire Only Far-Left Professors By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com This past June I wrote about how most major universities have now become leftist brainwashing factories. They will almost never hire a conservative to teach a subject that...
by design | Oct 16, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Tim Burchett’s Vote By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com My colleagues — former Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. and Focus publisher Steve Hunley — are more qualified to reflect on Representative Tim Burchett’s vote to vacate the speakership to oust...
by design | Oct 16, 2023 | Columnist, McKeehan
Your handshake agreement is worthless By Jedidiah McKeehan Sometimes when I talk to individuals they will tell me, “We had a handshake agreement that XYZ would happen, but now they are saying that never happened!” When lawyers hear a story like this, the clients will...
by design | Oct 16, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
Sour Notes By Joe Rector I’ve always enjoyed singing. Jim and I sang in the children’s choir at church when we were young. For some reason, we had to sing a song alone for most of those events. Even in high school, Mike Guinn, Jim, and I sang a special song in front...
by design | Oct 16, 2023 | Columnist, Major
In Remembrance: KCSO Deputy Tucker Blakely By Ralphine Major I saw several helicopters flying overhead on the day of the service. From Corryton to Kingston Pike, I saw signs honoring Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputy Tucker Blakely who was shot and killed while on...
by design | Oct 16, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Drinking the Kool-Aid Peace will come when Arabs love their children more than they hate us. Golda Meir By Dr. Jim Ferguson Has it gotten bad enough for Americans to change? Or will we wait for terrorist atrocities in our neighborhoods? Nearly 4 million “migrants”...
by design | Oct 16, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting Flat Lick, Kentucky A Day Away By Mike Steely Early settlers traveling along what would become the Boone Trace had several landmarks to encounter along the way down the Shenandoah Valley to Bean Station, north across Clinch Mountain to Cumberland Gap, and on...
by design | Oct 16, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘We’re out telling what Tennessee is really about’ By Tom Mattingly In early 1993, I took a two-day trip to Chattanooga with Phillip Fulmer, fresh off a Hall of Fame Bowl victory over Boston College. There were appearances slated between noon Thursday and early Friday...
by design | Oct 16, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Tennessee Folklore Society Annual Meeting in Etowah, Tennessee The Tennessee Folklore Society (TFS) annual meeting on Saturday, November 4 will feature traditional musicians Joseph Decosimo and Greg Brooks. The meeting, supported by funding from the Tennessee...
