by design | Jul 25, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Zero Tolerance For Racism? City Councilwoman Amelia Parker is proposing what she refers to as a “Zero Tolerance” policy for racism inside Knoxville. Parker proposes to offer a zero tolerance policy for racism and sexism by any city employee. Parker...
by design | Jul 25, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Brazilla Carroll Reece had served for ten years in the U. S. House of Representatives before being upset in the 1930 general election by Oscar Byrd Lovette of Greeneville, Tennessee. Reece never stopped campaigning to return for Congress and he and O. B....
by design | Jul 25, 2021 | Columnist, Duncan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By John J. Duncan Jr. Several months ago, I wrote a column about my love of music in which I mentioned many of my favorite songs. Two of them were Elvis Presley’s versions of “My Way” and “The Impossible Dream.” Another Elvis song, not really one of my favorites but...
by design | Jul 25, 2021 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black Should racism be tolerated? How do you define racism? When asked that question, the leading proponent of “antiracism” Ibram X. Kendi could not define it. His definition, “A collection of racist policies that lead to racial inequity that are...
by design | Jul 25, 2021 | Columnist, Ferguson, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Have we reached the ultimate stage of absurdity where some people are held responsible for things that happened before they were born, while other people are not held responsible for what they themselves are doing today? — Thomas Sowell By Dr. Jim Ferguson You might...
by design | Jul 25, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Tom Mattingly When you look at the life and influence of Dr. Andrew Joseph Kozar, the one term that does not apply is “one-dimensional.” He was not “just” an athlete, not “just” a scholar, not “just” an author. He was all that … and much more. Kozar, who died on...
