by design | May 30, 2023 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major The memorial is beautiful and so well deserved. It is a lasting tribute to Staff Sergeant Ryan Knauss, the last one of the thirteen American heroes killed in Afghanistan nearly two years ago. Only steps away from where the temporary memorial...
by design | May 30, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The picture with my column is several years old. I’m not sure anyone would recognize me now, although I don’t think I’ve changed one bit. Readers don’t much care what a writer looks like as long as the man or woman has something interesting to say. I’m...
by design | May 30, 2023 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com You can tell who the left fears by the hit pieces that suddenly appear in their newspapers, on their networks and their sycophants like Black Lives Matter, Move On and the NAACP. Make no doubt about it,...
by design | May 30, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com During my entire 30 years in Washington, I saw two things over and over: 1) The easiest thing in the world to do is to spend other peoples’ money, and 2) It was impossible to satisfy the government’s appetite for money –...
by design | May 29, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Ten Pounds Of Lard In A Five-Gallon Bucket Realtors are being polled by their own association asking some questions that have raised eyebrows amongst homeowners. A few of those are: “Do you support removing the special use requirement for duplexes and...
by design | May 29, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Joseph Rosier was an unlikely United States senator and only reached that body because of his personal friendship with Matthew Neely. Matthew Mansfield Neely held sway for decades as both a perennial candidate for public office and unlike most perennial...
