by design | Jan 18, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Happy Birthday, Dolly! Knox County Public Library and Imagination Library to host five birthday parties in honor of Dolly On Thursday, January 19, Knox County Public Library and Imagination Library will host five story time celebrations in honor of Dolly...
by design | Jan 17, 2023 | The Daily Focus
During the cold winter months, many families struggle with the cost of heating their homes. Through Project Help, community donations provide emergency heating assistance to those in need due to job loss, illness, injury, or disability, as well as seniors struggling...
by design | Jan 16, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Skinfolk or Kinfolk? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com In the recent kerfuffle over the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Byron Donalds (R-FL) was nominated as an alternative to Kevin McCarthy. Donalds is one of four black...
by design | Jan 16, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Pete Debusk Has Really Made A Difference By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com My friend, Pete DeBusk, is one of the finest men I have ever known. He has touched thousands of lives in good and positive ways. He has made a huge difference in the lives of...
by design | Jan 16, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
I don’t know if prayer changes the mind of God, but it changes me. C.S. Lewis from “Shadowland” By Dr. Jim Ferguson Years ago, Malcolm Gladwell wrote “The Tipping Point.” In his book, Gladwell describes a point where systems or events begin to irreversibly cascade....
by design | Jan 16, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
Fair and balanced By Joe Rector For those of us who are UT fans, nothing makes for a better New Year than having the Vols play in a bowl and beat the opponent soundly. That’s especially true when the other team’s coach belittled our players a couple of weeks...
by design | Jan 16, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Damar Hamlin, No. 3 By Ralphine Major The scene was telling—football players and coaches gathered on the field kneeling in prayer. Unfortunately, serious injuries are a part of the football culture. The injury that Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin suffered during a...
by design | Jan 16, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
MLK and the 14th Street Bridge incident By Mike Steely When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed I was stationed in Washington, D.C., at Coast Guard HQ. The evening after his death many towns erupted with demonstrations, violence and theft. Being one of the petty...
by design | Jan 16, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘The best football broadcast ever heard in this town’ By Tom Mattingly Watching the barrage of televised college football bowl games over New Year’s weekend brought back memories of those long-ago days there were four games on the tube on New Year’s Day, the Cotton...
by design | Jan 16, 2023 | Columnist, McKeehan
Printing documents on one side By Jedidiah McKeehan If you want to see a Tennessee attorney lose their mind very quickly, give them a document to review that is printed on two sides. Profanity will be used, things will be thrown, someone will be thought less...
