Ray Blanton, Part 1

By Ray Hill Ray Blanton is little remembered today save for one thing: the corruption of his administration. Compared to many of Tennessee’s more significant historical figures, Blanton’s political career was not long, but it was impossible not to notice the man who...

‘Because he wouldn’t have made it’

‘Because he wouldn’t have made it’ By Tom Mattingly Looking at the November football schedule begs an important question for us old-time Vol fans. Where the heck is the “Rambling Wreck,” AKA Georgia Tech? It’s been 36 years since the Vols and Tech last...

The buyout life is undefeated

The buyout life is undefeated By Mark Nagi Imagine that you are underachieving at your job to the point that your employer doesn’t want you to come to work anymore… and that said employer will pay you $77 million to go away. Pretty sweet deal, right? Well, all you...

I Am Amazed At How Fast Time Goes By

I Am Amazed At How Fast Time Goes By By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I am always amazed at how fast time passes. At the end of next month, I will have been retired for five years. When I announced in 2017 that I was going to retire at the end of the next...

Follow the science? Well I don’t believe the science

Follow the science? Well I don’t believe the science By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I read that if the US transitioned overnight to all-electric motor vehicles, the impact would be at most a 12 percent reduction of the earth’s carbon...

The 182.5 – 80 Day Window

The 182.5 – 80 Day Window By Jedidiah McKeehan When I talk to people about divorces involving children or custody cases, one of the primary discussions we have is, “How much parenting time will the worse/less involved parent get with our children?” I give some version...