by design | Mar 13, 2023 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Virtue signaling is “the act or practice of conspicuously displaying one’s awareness of and attentiveness to political issues and matters of social and racial justice, especially instead of taking...
by design | Mar 13, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Watching for Spring By Ralphine Major I watch for them each year. By the time March arrived this year, they were in full bloom. The flowers all but disappeared with the recent severe storm. The beautiful yellow daffodils seem to be one of the first signs that...
by design | Mar 13, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
A prophet is someone who can not only predict the future, but can see the truth around him. Michael Knowles By Dr. Jim Ferguson Fifteen years and 800 essays ago, Steve Hunley approached me about being a columnist for his newspaper, The Knoxville Focus. I was flattered...
by design | Mar 13, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
My Truth By Joe Rector One of the benefits of getting older is that a person can more easily say what he thinks or feels. Most of us are too worried about what our comments might do to others or to our professional standing. Ah, the joys of retirement and age give us...
by design | Mar 13, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
The ball is not heavy By Tom Mattingly Legend has it that an enterprising journalist once asked Southern Cal head coach John McKay why he gave the ball to O. J. Simpson more than 20 times a game. His response was, “It’s not heavy.” It is an article of faith that...
by design | Mar 13, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Heading into the 2022-2023 season, the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team looked the part of a legit Final Four contender. They were ranked 4th in the country to start the campaign. Before right from the jump, things have been a struggle. They were upset...
by design | Mar 13, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Winter Featured Gardens March 17-19th Save the Date: Join us next weekend for our Winter Featured Gardens event! Explore two spectacular private gardens — Savage Garden in Fountain City & Dr. Jimmy Milan’s garden in Holston Hills. We are honored that the...
by design | Mar 12, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Questions about the Amazon Distribution Center continue By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com As the city and county tout the approval of the Sports Authority’s issuance of bonds for stadium construction and the city finalizes reconstruction of the former...
by design | Mar 12, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley District Council Members Should Be Elected By Their District. . . Not Citywide! In his blog, “Comments from the Councilman,” City Councilman Andrew Roberto opposes the legislation sponsored by state Senator Richard Briggs that would eliminate district...
by design | Mar 12, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Team play leads Lady Irish to gold By Steve Williams A “team philosophy” won out in the end said Knoxville Catholic Head Coach Travis Mains after the Lady Irish captured the school’s first-ever girls basketball state title. Ensworth’s Jaloni Cambridge, the No. 1...
