by design | Apr 15, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Happy Tax Day By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I have long advocated for no mandatory withholding. Withholding should be optional. If people opted to pay all their federal income taxes on April 15 there would be a lot more pressure...
by design | Apr 15, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
A Beautiful Wedding And A Wonderful Concert By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Weekend before last, Vickie and I had the privilege to attend a beautiful wedding on Friday night and a wonderful Knoxville Symphony Orchestra concert on Saturday night. I have had...
by design | Apr 14, 2024 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Kennedy Grills Mayorkas Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana last week faced Home Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Kennedy said to Mayorkas’ face what most everybody has known; that the Biden administration has left the border...
by design | Apr 14, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Owen Brewster of Maine By Ray Hill Ralph Owen Brewster was a fixture in Maine politics for decades. A frequently controversial figure, Brewster was elected to every important office within the gift of the people of Maine. Owen Brewster was one of the few individuals...
by design | Apr 9, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
Geoff Courtney Takes Over at Farragut By Mark Nagi When Eddie Courtney stepped down as the head coach of the Farragut Admirals the first week of March, the Admirals knew that there would be some big shoes to fill. Courtney won 204 in 28 years as Farragut’s head coach,...
by design | Apr 8, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
A point of pride for both schools By Tom Mattingly When the powers-that-be on both sides honored Bobby Dodd at Tennessee’s season-opening game against the Yellow Jackets on Sept. 4, 2017, it had to have been a point of pride for both schools. After all, Dodd was an...
