by design | Jun 27, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Leftists in America are struggling to explain the surge in crime occurring all across the country, but most especially in Democrat-run cities. Voters in New York City just went to the polls to elect a mayor to succeed Bill DeBlasio and Eric Adams...
by design | Jun 27, 2021 | Columnist, Duncan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By John J. Duncan Jr. A few weeks ago, I read nine top officials of the pharmaceutical giants had become billionaires thanks to the COVID-19 vaccine. Commenting on this, Professor Victor Davis Hanson said only about 15% of the world population had received the vaccine...
by design | Jun 27, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Very few people remember Samuel Davis McReynolds, who was a long-time Congressman representing Tennessee’s Third District, which includes Chattanooga; yet during his time, he was a highly influential member of the House of Representatives. Quite...
by design | Jun 27, 2021 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com The president unveiled his $6 trillion budget – although using the word “budget” next to $6 trillion seems ludicrous. I will leave it to others to critique the contents of the proposal. There is one surprisingly honest facet...
by design | Jun 27, 2021 | Columnist, Ferguson, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The only thing that progressives do is make things progressively worse. Greg Gutfeld By Dr. Jim Ferguson It’s a beautiful Wednesday afternoon as I sit down to write this column. Usually by this time something has popped up which interests me enough to spin into an...
by design | Jun 27, 2021 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely I don’t fish very often, not as much as I’d like to. I’ve fished deep sea, from ocean beaches and piers, with my kids and wife or by myself, and caught just about every variety of fish. Nowadays I fish occasionally and usually from the banks of the...
by design | Jun 27, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Cassie Kuerschen and BJ Edwards have brought a lot of excitement to the sports scene at Knoxville Catholic High School. Irish fans will miss seeing Kuerschen playing the game of volleyball as she begins her collegiate career at Penn State this fall....
by design | Jun 27, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Catholic High School football player J.T. Quinones will continue his academic pursuits and athletic career in college. He finalized his college plans Thursday afternoon when he signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Carson-Newman University....
by design | Jun 27, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major It was a rare opportunity. A few years after the 38th president of the United States left office, his presidential limousine was put on display at what was then the TVA&I Fair in Knoxville. At the time, it was a state-of-the-art vehicle. With...
by design | Jun 27, 2021 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knox County Merit System Council met Wednesday afternoon in the Small Assembly Room of the City-County Building and voted to re-elect their leader. Gina Oster was nominated by Jim Jennings and approved for the...
