by design | Jan 22, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
The Snow Did Return By Joe Rector It snowed. I’d about decided that we humans had screwed up the environment so much that snow would never fall on East Tennessee again. I’m glad to see I was wrong. At our house, I took my tape measure and stuck it in the white stuff...
by design | Jan 22, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
A true All-American football player By Tom Mattingly When I once wrote a column asking Vol fans to name the legendary figures over the course of Tennessee football history, someone wrote in and nominated George Cafego, the Vol tailback from 1937-39 and assistant coach...
by design | Jan 22, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
Jack Alley ready for Air Force By Mark Nagi It was a tough season overall for the Farragut Admirals, as they finished the regular season a win shy of the playoffs. One of the real bright spots for the Ads was senior linebacker Jack Alley, who finished with 132...
by design | Jan 21, 2024 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Idiotocracy: The Beat Goes On I appreciate all the many comments received from readers of last week’s editorial about our new “Idiotocracy.” We may begin a new regular feature whenever some idiot reaches new heights of idiocy. ...
by design | Jan 21, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Appointing a Senator: John D. Hoblitzell Jr. of West Virginia By Ray Hill The process for replacing congressmen and U.S. senators is quite different. When a congressman resigns or dies in office, that vacancy must be filled by calling a special election. When a...
by design | Jan 15, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Are mortgage lenders discriminating against minority borrowers? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com CNN ran a story that harkened back to the good old days. It was about Navy Federal Credit Union’s rejecting over half of its mortgage...