by design | Apr 17, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Every so often I am reminded of my age by recalling those leaders of my youth; most of them are gone now. Howard Baker, Bill Brock, John Duncan, Sr., Jimmy Quillen and Robin Beard. Former governor Winfield Dunn is still very much with us, thank God. It...
by design | Apr 17, 2022 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
By Steve WIlliams Elston Turner is in the fourth quarter of his coaching career. The 62-year-old Knoxville native has had a remarkable run as an assistant for 24 years in the NBA but has never been a head coach. He has come close a few times to realizing that dream...
by design | Apr 11, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The last article published about my 30 years in Congress was written by a man I never met and who never interviewed me. Yet it summed up my career and the things I stood for better than anything I could have written myself....
by design | Apr 11, 2022 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Personally, I don’t understand social media. I have no idea why anyone would want to broadcast personal items to the world and I have no interest in seeing a video of your dog. Nonetheless, I am obviously...
by design | Apr 11, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Never forget: Democrats cheered rioters for eight months before they were “outraged” by January 6th. Bradford Williams What if everything you’ve been told proved to be a lie? What if the town crier of your truth (CNN, NYT, Washington Post, MSNBC...
by design | Apr 11, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Not many people know this, but back in the days of the ‘60s and ‘70s, my twin brother, Jim, was a pretty tough guy. In high school, he ran with a crowd that was rough. The group’s idea of a fun weekend night was drinking and fighting. It’s a wonder that...