by design | Feb 19, 2020 | The Daily Focus
~ from the CAC Office on Aging The Grandparents as Parents (GAP) program is excited to announce the 2nd Edition of the Grandparents as Parents Guidebook. This guidebook serves as a valuable resource for those who are parenting for the second time. We invite everyone...
by design | Feb 18, 2020 | The Daily Focus
By Elaine Davis The NKBPA is prioritizing the issue of homelessness in the North Knoxville community in 2020. This month will kick-off a speaker series on homelessness to help the business and professional community in North Knoxville become more educated about the...
by design | Feb 18, 2020 | The Daily Focus
Prep for Success Join Master Gardeners Vickie Smith, Debbie Fox, and Barb O’Neil to learn how and when to keep your flowers and vegetables happy all year long. This free public event is scheduled on Saturday, March 7, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Bearden Branch...
by design | Feb 17, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “Ya know what makes me sick? You know what makes me so angry, ah could tease a fat man with a Twinkie?” Some of you may remember the banter of Earl Pitts, Uhmerikun, the fictional radio personality, whose outlandish “editorials” were introduced...
by Ralphine Major | Feb 17, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major The scenic drive was filled with farm land—beautiful green pastures dotted with homes and cattle. Greene County in Upper East Tennessee is known for its agriculture. When we visited the area many years ago, that was of particular interest to...
by Joe Rector | Feb 17, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector We hear that things are “perfect” all the time. Of late, that perfection has centered around a telephone call, but over the course of our lives, many claims of perfection are proclaimed. In truth, we all know nothing is perfect. Amy and I discovered soon...
by design | Feb 17, 2020 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore “We learn as much from sorrow as from joy, as much from illness as from health, from handicap as from advantage, and indeed perhaps more.” These words were spoken by Pearl Buck and is my Thought for the Day, today. I first read her book, “The Good...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Feb 17, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Something that is discussed a great deal in personal injury cases is how much the injured person should be compensated for their, “pain and suffering.” That phrase certainly sounds serious, but what does that term actually mean? Pain and...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 17, 2020 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi A couple of weeks ago I met two of my college friends in Detroit for the weekend. That’s right, the decision was made to go to Michigan. In February. This isn’t exactly a must visit location in the dead of winter. Heck, if you look across the Detroit...
by design | Feb 17, 2020 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Early voting for Knox County and presidential candidates is underway. The Knox County Election Commission reported, as of Friday morning, that 4,318 people have voted in person or sent absentee ballots. Four people within the county chose to vote in the...
