by design | Jul 18, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Carroll Reece had first been elected to Congress from Tennessee’s First District in 1920 when he defeated Congressman Sam R. Sells inside the Republican primary. Sells had served for a decade before losing to Reece, who had been recognized for his bravery...
by design | Jul 18, 2021 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com The recent protests by Cubans against their repressive government highlighted stark contrasts that have been largely ignored in the media. First, such protests are rare in dictatorial socialist governments because the people...
by design | Jul 18, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams South-Doyle’s Clark Duncan ranks No. 2 on the local list of high school head football coaches with 191 wins and 145 losses. Duncan, who is heading into his 30th season of coaching, trails only Webb School’s David Meske in wins on the local scene....
by design | Jul 18, 2021 | Columnist, Ferguson, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Any institution that is not explicitly (and actively) right wing will become left wing over time. —John O’Sullivan By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’m reading through the Bible again this year, but instead of reading scripture “I’m listening,” as Frasier Crane once said. I’ve...
by design | Jul 18, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Marshaun Bowers of The King’s Academy continues to turn heads as a young but talented football player. The 5-9, 175-pound sophomore slot receiver and defensive back stood out in the Knoxville Classic 7 on 7 tournament Thursday at Powell High. But it...
by design | Jul 18, 2021 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Water towers around our nation can be unusual, either in shape or how they are painted. In Collinsville, Illinois, there’s a water tower in the shape of a ketchup bottle. Happy faces smile from water towers in several states and at least two states have...
