by design | Aug 7, 2025 | The Daily Focus
“In Search of the Ghost Bird: Is the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Still Alive?” Zoom program on Thursday, August 7th, 7 p.m. It’s been 90 years since Arthur Allen led a team from Cornell University across the United States, including Jim Tanner, future University of...
by design | Aug 6, 2025 | The Daily Focus
This Far-Left Union Has Put Woke Agenda Over Students. Here’s How Congress Can Hold It Accountable. By Senator Marsha Blackburn In 1857, a hundred educators gathered in Philadelphia with a simple yet noble mission: “to elevate the character and advance the...
by design | Aug 5, 2025 | The Daily Focus
New Location for the Neighborhood Resource Fair This Saturday ~ from The City of Knoxville Office of Neighborhood Empowerment Due to unforeseen circumstances, the City of Knoxville’s Neighborhood Resource Fair is moving to a new location. The event will now take...
by design | Aug 5, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Annual Ijams Hummingbird Festival Lands Aug. 16 The 15th annual Ijams Hummingbird Festival: A Celebration of Wings presented by Wild Birds Unlimited Knoxville lands at Ijams Nature Center’s Homesite on Saturday, Aug. 16, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. The festival features...
by design | Aug 4, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Donald Trump: Liberator? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Although Donald Trump proclaimed April 2 as “Liberation Day,” perhaps he should change the date to June 12. That was when he signed the law striking down California’s emissions...
by design | Aug 4, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Starving Little Children Create Global Outrage By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com When I began to think about what I would write about in this week’s column, my first thought was that I hoped everyone saw the gruesome photographs of the tiny five-month-old...
by design | Aug 4, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
Taking a loop through Bulls Gap A Day Away By Mike Steely Ever wonder how a place gets its name and what makes it special? Taking a day to find out more about the area gives you a break and can be educational and entertaining. This week, we’ll look at the historic...
by design | Aug 4, 2025 | Columnist, McKeehan
What is Bifurcation? By Jedidiah McKeehan You may hear a lawyer or judge use the word “bifurcation” during a court case and think it sounds like something out of a science textbook. But in the legal world, bifurcation is actually a pretty straightforward concept....
by design | Aug 4, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Human I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very, very curious. Albert Einstein By Dr. Jim Ferguson School has started for my grandkids, and I tell them school is where you go to learn how to learn. In other words, you learn the tools for a...
by design | Aug 4, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
Inherited War: Burdened by Battles They Didn’t Start By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor It began with a barely noticeable hairline crack in the dam that was easy to overlook. The man who owned the land saw it, but convinced himself it wasn’t...
