by design | Jun 28, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Over the years, there have been a number of good bowl games and an equal number of bad ones. Bowl games are hyped to the heavens, but you never know what you’re getting. One of the most intriguing Tennessee bowl games took place Dec. 30, 1994, at...
by design | Jun 28, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi The Vols baseball team arrived in Omaha as one of the teams to beat at the College World Series. But the momentum they had brought with them to Nebraska didn’t carry over. Following losses last week to Virginia and Texas, Tennessee’s season ended...
by design | Jun 28, 2021 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Just like most elders of any time period, I’m having trouble with some of the crazy ideas that folks have created. To be more specific, I’m lost as a last year’s Easter egg when it comes to being “woke.” Perhaps my failure to understand is due to my age....
by design | Jun 28, 2021 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan From time to time I will speak or meet with someone who tells me, “Never in my life have I had to hire a lawyer.” They usually say it with pride. Good for you! I recognize that when someone hires a lawyer they are usually in crisis mode and it is...
by design | Jun 28, 2021 | Public Notice
COURT NOTICES NON-RESIDENT NOTICE TO: WESLEY V. CARROLL AND OTHER UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AKA JOHN DOE CLAIMANTS IN RE: ALBERT J. HARB v. WESLEY V. CARROLL NO. 201234-2 IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE In this Cause, it appearing from the Complaint filed...
by design | Jun 27, 2021 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
‘You Pay, You Say’ voter initiative gains momentum A citizen-initiated petition to establish limits on taxation levied by the city of Knoxville is gaining momentum. The ‘You Pay, You Say’ campaign has already collected over 1,283 signatures and tens of thousands of...
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...
