by design | Apr 25, 2022 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com It must be the awards season. On TV, the Country Music Awards were hyped. Then we had the Oscars where the motion picture industry gives itself awards and where Will Smith slapped Chris Rock. Then we had...
by design | Apr 25, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com A few Sundays ago, I was invited to eat lunch after church at the home of Bob and Gail Winter in East Knox County. We had a wonderful lunch of pot roast, potatoes, carrots, onions, coleslaw, rolls and brownies with hot fudge...
by design | Apr 25, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When people come to me it is very normal for them to bring a friend or family member with them. I do not blame them for doing this. Going to speak with an attorney likely means that there is some kind of crisis you are facing. A support person can...
by design | Apr 24, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Out of Touch Local Democrat One Democrat candidate for County Mayor, Debbie Helsley, has announced what everybody locally has been waiting for: her solution to climate change. A press release heralding Helsley’s “Bold Climate Agenda for Knox...
by design | Apr 24, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Democrats in Tennessee had routinely won elections with but few exceptions since 1900; only three times had Republicans managed to win the governorship. No Republican had ever been popularly elected to the United States Senate from Tennessee. Following an...
by design | Apr 18, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke If I’d asked my customers what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse. Henry Ford By Dr. Jim Ferguson There is a new kid on the block in Knoxville, perhaps unknown to...