By Steve Hunley During the 2020 election we were told Joe Biden was not just a worn out old man; rather he was a marvel of energy, a regular wizard of innovation, and generally an all-round whiz-bang. And nine months into his administration, durned if he...
By Ken Lay When Catholic High School senior linebacker Raphell Mayes returned an interception for a touchdown just before halftime, it helped the Irish open a big lead on a rainy Thursday night in North Knox County. It gave Catholic a 23-7 advantage and the Irish...
By Ray Hill “Cry Aloud and Spare Not” That was the motto of the notorious “Parson” William G. Brownlow’s Whig newspaper. That same motto was adopted by the Parson and his partner, Captain William Rule, when they published the Knoxville Chronicle and Whig....
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com My late wife, Lynn, was born and raised in Sewanee where her father and grandfather managed the grocery section of the University Supply Store for a combined total of more than 70 years. Lynn had a book entitled “Sewanee...
By Steve Williams Brandon Roberts, Central’s newest head baseball coach, grew up in South Florida and the high school team he played on was voted No. 1 in the nation in Baseball America his junior year at ArchBishop McCarthy. Roberts went on to have a standout playing...
All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed, they must rely exclusively on force. – George Orwell By Dr. Jim Ferguson I just received a Christmas gift at Halloween! A shipment of my new novel, “Mantis,” just arrived by UPS, so I decided...
By Steve Williams On paper, Farragut’s girls cross country team looks like it has a good chance of bringing home the gold from this year’s TSSAA state meet. But the finish line for reaching that goal is still a long way off. First, the Lady Admirals must qualify for...
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com I was going to include a joke about socialism, but I realized that was redundant. Most of the opposition voiced over the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending bill has been its size. However, the bill should be opposed because...
By Mark Nagi The Knoxville Catholic Lady Irish and Briarcrest Christian Saints girls’ volleyball teams know each other very well. October meetings in Murfreesboro have become a regular occurrence. Unfortunately for the Lady Irish, the Saints have had the upper...
By Mike Steely This Thursday is the final day for early voting in the Knoxville City Election for five City Council seats. How does the number of voters in this general election compare with previous years? Chris Davis, Administrator of the Knox County Election...
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