by design | Nov 10, 2020 | The Daily Focus
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee yesterday announced that former House Speaker Pro Tem Bill Dunn (R-Knoxville) will join the Tennessee Department of Education as a senior advisor to Commissioner Penny Schwinn. “Bill Dunn is one of the most experienced and thoughtful...
by design | Nov 9, 2020 | The Daily Focus
~ from the Office of Neighborhoods Area Lions Clubs continue to partner to provide free eye exams and glasses to residents who need them! While these screenings were temporarily postponed due to COVID-19, they are now available by appointment on the...
by design | Nov 9, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our...
by Mike Steely | Nov 9, 2020 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely For more than 50 years my wife and I have been collecting things. As a reporter and an advertising representative we’ve moved around a lot, visited every state except Alaska, and we’ve collected mementos of places such as cups, photos, postcards and...
by Joe Rector | Nov 9, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Last fall, the leaves cooperated by falling from the trees early. A dry, hot summer and strong winds combined to wither leaves and disperse them into other yards and the field behind my house. I know that folks didn’t appreciate that, but my work was cut...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Nov 9, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan You may have heard of the legal term, annulment, as a way to end a marriage, but what does the term actually mean. An annulment differs from a divorce, in that a divorce is a proceeding to terminate a marriage, while an annulment is a proceeding...
by Ralphine Major | Nov 9, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major 2020 brought us the coronavirus pandemic. It brought a presidential election. On November 11, it brings us Veterans’ Day—the national holiday set aside to honor those who serve or have served in the armed forces. United States Army, United...
by design | Nov 9, 2020 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. The day before the second presidential debate – the one in Nashville – I got a call from the White House. The caller said his name was Brian Jack and that he was the political director at the White House. He said, “Of all the former members of...
by Steve Williams | Nov 9, 2020 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Governor Bill Lee gave Tennessee high school football the “green light” to start practice on July 31. A season that once seemed like it would never begin because of the coronavirus pandemic ended regular season play for Division I teams three months...
by Tom Mattingly | Nov 9, 2020 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly The passage of time has a way of defusing nearly any controversy, particularly in athletics. Fans often look back at “hot button” athletic issues of the past, many times wondering what the fuss was about. At the time these controversies arose, they...
