by design | Oct 17, 2022 | Black, Columnist
Why some schools are teaching Critical Race Theory By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Critical race theory (CRT) is being used in many public-school systems as an excuse to deflect from their inability to teach our children how to read, how...
by design | Oct 17, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
Supreme Court On Prayer And Bible Reading II By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Last week I wrote about the U.S. Supreme Court cases in the 1960s which banned prayer and Bible reading in public schools. In the prayer case, all three levels of the New York...
by design | Oct 17, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting Monterey A Day Away by Mike Steely Every small town in our region has its own attractions or special features. One of them, just off Interstate 40 on the Cumberland Plateau, has more things they you probably expect. As you top the mountain headed west from...
by design | Oct 17, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan
How long is a life sentence? By Jedidiah McKeehan “The Defendant is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.” [Gavel slams down] How many times have you heard something like that on a TV show or a movie? How long exactly is a life sentence,...
by design | Oct 17, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
I am that I am. God (Exodus 3:14) By Dr. Jim Ferguson Where do you go when you go to sleep? Of course, the logical answer is nowhere because you’re in your bed. Arguably, your body and brain may be in bed, but where are your thoughts? If I turn off my computer...
by design | Oct 17, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
What did you want to be as a child? More Than A Day Away by Mike Steely We all had childhood dreams of what we might do or be when we grew up. I remember that I wanted to be an archeologist after reading books like “Treasure Island” and watching adventure movies on...
by design | Oct 17, 2022 | Columnist, Major
Clear Springs Baptist Church Celebrating 125 Years! (Part 2) By Ralphine Major It was a beautiful ending to the morning service at Clear Springs Baptist Church in Corryton, Tennessee. The 125th Anniversary celebration inside the church was packed with special moments...
by design | Oct 17, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
Two ways to build muscles By Joe Rector The first thing I did when I reached the age of 65 was to set up my insurance and take advantage of Silver Sneakers. After a couple of years, the YMCA no longer accepted that membership, so I moved to Planet Fitness. Doing so...
by design | Oct 17, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly When the announcement came the week before the LSU game that the Vols would wear their “Smokey Gray” uniforms at Baton Rouge instead of the traditional orange and white, skittish Vol fans wondered how that decision might affect the game’s outcome. For...
by design | Oct 17, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Early Voting Begins Oct. 19 Early voting for the State and Federal General Election begins on Wednesday, Oct. 19, and runs through Thursday, Nov. 3. Election Day, when you must vote at your precinct location, is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Early voting is one of...
