By John J. Duncan Jr. Politics can be very mean at times, and one of the cruelest things I have ever seen is the almost gleeful way some on the left have reported the deaths of people who were publicly opposed to the COVID-19 vaccine. The old expression of dancing on...
“Let’s start at the beginning, a very good place to start…” —Maria from the Sound of Music By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’m a big fan of old movies, especially musicals. But then I’ve listened to Beethoven’s fifth and ninth symphonies at least 100 times with the same...
By Dr. Harold A. Black Why would any rational person be a socialist? They wouldn’t. Insanity is sometimes defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. The definition fits socialism perfectly. Socialism if implemented always...
By Ralphine Major Usually, they are from other states, other cities, other communities and small towns. This time, the soldier was from here in Corryton, Tennessee. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Knauss and 12 other brave Americans died on foreign soil. Each of these...
By David Klein The West Rebels shook off an inconsistent first half on offense and relied on their defense Friday night at Fulton to beat the Falcons 31-14 in a nonconference game. The state’s #1 ranked 5A team improved their record to 4-0 while the Fulton Falcons...
Commission reorganizes, eyes redistricting By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com A special session of the Knox County Commission Wednesday saw Richie Beeler being chosen chairman and Justin Biggs selected as vice chairman. Beeler, the District 8...
By Steve Hunley School Board Follies Last week, the Knox County Board of Education had some 60 people sign up to speak. What do you suppose had folks all stirred up? Test scores? Curriculum? None of the above. It was, yet again, masks. It seems like nothing has...
By Steve Williams Lee Beeler scored the first touchdown on Central High’s new football field in 1971. “It’s a record that never will be broken … my claim to fame,” said Lee recently in a light-hearted manner as he reflected on that historic opening game and team of 50...
By Ray Hill Most figures in history are ephemeral and float through the pages of books only fleetingly. Some never even make the footnotes of history, yet probably should. There are any number of historical figures which were larger than life, the subject of...
By John J. Duncan Jr. After I took the Bar Exam in July of 1973, I spent almost all my time at the Knox County Courthouse watching jury trials. I had watched several trials in my Uncle Joe’s court in earlier years while I was in undergraduate school at UT and...
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