by design | Sep 18, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Burning Down Washington, D.C. By Ray Hill Those cities which are also capitols for their respective countries are always highly cognizant of several things, not the least of which are social status and one’s address. In 1922, one of the more elegant and desirable...
by design | Sep 12, 2022 | Black, Columnist
Poor Janet Yellen By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Janet Yellen is one of the few in Biden’s cabinet that is actually qualified for her job as Treasury Secretary. She has been president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and...
by design | Sep 12, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
A Disappointing Vote By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I have lived in Knox County since I was seven weeks old and, while I spend some time at our house on Cherokee Lake, I have always considered Knoxville and Knox County home. I have never missed voting in...
by design | Sep 12, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
Memes When people show you what they are, believe it. Lisa Boothe Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. Ronald Reagan By Dr. Jim Ferguson What a contrast between President Trump’s hope-filled Save America rally in Pennsylvania and Joe...
by design | Sep 12, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Recotr I wouldn’t trade my life for that of any other person. I was reminded of how lucky I’ve been during a conversation with my wife, and for nearly a week, that thought has stayed with me; I can’t seem to shake it. For all my life, I’ve been lucky to have a...
by design | Sep 12, 2022 | Columnist, Major
Fair Time in Knoxville, Tennessee! By Ralphine Major The onset of fall brings to mind the Tennessee Valley Fair. For several days in early September, the fairgrounds are host to numerous rides and concerts, concession stands and crafts, and livestock and home-grown...
