by design | Feb 27, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Congratulations, Jon Rysewyk The Knox County School system has a new superintendent. Dr. Jon Rysewyk has been the assistant superintendent since 2017. Six out of nine members of the Knox County Board of Education voted for Rysewyk. Jon Rysewyk is a...
by design | Feb 27, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Basketball great Elston Turner was touched by the turnout for a street named in his honor by the City of Knoxville last week. Even a quiver could be detected in his opening comments. “Every time I come home I feel the love,” he would later say on his...
by design | Feb 27, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The 1956 Presidential Election in Tennessee II By Ray Hill Democrats all across the South had gathered in Knoxville, Tennessee, to plan the strategy for the fall campaign at the end of August in 1956. At least ten states had been represented, including much of the...
by design | Feb 27, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Farragut High’s Jon Higgins has been voted The Knoxville Focus / Coaches’ All-Knox County Coach of the Year in boys basketball for 2021-22. When Higgins heard the news, he appreciated the award coming from his fellow peers. But perhaps what even...
by design | Feb 27, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Unfortunately for the American people, Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin have been very good for each other. When President Biden came into the White House, one of his first actions was to shut down a major oil pipeline. That and...
by design | Feb 27, 2022 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Warning: On this topic, I am woefully ignorant. Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine. What should be the US response? But first, I wonder if Putin would be doing this if Trump were still president? America...
by design | Feb 27, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Jedidiah McKeehan A normal part of divorce cases is dividing up the husband and wife’s assets and debts. While the law says the parties’ marital assets are to be “equitably” divided, most judges interpret the word equitable to mean “equal.” Effectively, that means...
by design | Feb 27, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. J. O’Rourke By Dr. Jim Ferguson As many of you already know, Tennesseans are getting new automobile license plates. I am envious of my wife because she is already sporting her...
by design | Feb 27, 2022 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com My wife and I had talked about visiting the Little Ponderosa Zoo and Rescue for some time and recently we took a Sunday afternoon and drove to Clinton with little knowledge of what to expect at the family-operated zoo...
by design | Feb 27, 2022 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com As a way of saying “Thanks” and promoting good will, the second annual Knoxville Pie Day will again give away delicious pastries to raise contributions for the Young-Williams Animal Center on March 14. This year’s...
