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Making Sense out of Fed Policy

by | Jan 23, 2023 | Black, Columnist

Making Sense out of Fed Policy   By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The current commentary about the Federal Reserve is almost exclusively on how it is fighting inflation. The Fed has raised its Fed Funds target range from near zero to...

Krauthammer: Liberals Think Conservatives Are Evil

by | Jan 23, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan

By John J. Duncan Jr. Charles Krauthammer was considered by many, including me, to be the most brilliant columnist of our time. Unfortunately, he passed away in June of 2018 at the age of 68 from cancer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his columns which were syndicated to...

The Cathedral

by | Jan 23, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson

The Cathedral I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. Martin Luther King, Jr. By Dr. Jim Ferguson My life is so different than it used to be. I had a rewarding career in medicine, but I could...

Crab Orchard is almost forgotten

by | Jan 23, 2023 | Columnist, Steely

Crab Orchard is almost forgotten A Day Away By Mike Steely Crab Orchard atop Cumberland Mountain is one of the most historic communities in our region. The drive up the mountain west of Kingston gives you a small idea of what early travelers and settlers faced. The...

A Colorful January Sky

by | Jan 23, 2023 | Columnist, Major

A Colorful January Sky By Ralphine Major Did you see it? I stepped outside and looked toward House Mountain. That is when I saw the blazing red sky! It was breathtaking! Some Focus readers may have seen the stunning scene on the early morning of January 16. I knew I...

The Truest Thing I Know

by | Jan 23, 2023 | Columnist, Rector

The Truest Thing I Know   By Joe Rector The first one was a fictional novel about rivals turned friends who weave their lives in baseball. The second book was a confessional about the mistakes I made with my son during the years he played baseball. Unknown to...

UConn comes to town

by | Jan 23, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi

UConn comes to town By Mark Nagi For 13 years, whenever Tennessee faced UConn in women’s basketball, the world of American sports took notice. Hall of Fame coaches. Hall of Fame players. Rabid fan bases. High stakes. And on Thursday night, that rivalry will be renewed...

A Triumphant Trip

by | Jan 23, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly

A Triumphant Trip By Tom Mattingly When Tennessee squared off against New York University on Dec. 5, 1931, at Yankee Stadium, it may not have been an officially recognized bowl game (the NCAA doesn’t count this and other Depression-era bowl games in all-time records),...