by design | Oct 17, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Tom Mattingly Can it really have been more than 50 years since the 1970 Tennessee football team took the field under rookie head coach Bill Battle? Time marches on, and these “Boys of Fall” are now in their early 70s. But the passage of time cannot erase the...
by design | Oct 17, 2021 | Columnist, Duncan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The arrogance of the far left never ceases to astound me. These people have such a high opinion of themselves that they think they can run your life better than you can. They want to control everything and seem to think they...
by design | Oct 11, 2021 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector A teenager invaded our house for the last few days. Grandson Madden was unceremoniously dumped here while his parents took a trip to Asheville. Having a 13-year-old boy in the house sure brought back plenty of memories, some that might later in the week...
by design | Oct 11, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com They are similar in size. Even their buses are much alike! Over the last couple of years, two churches in Knoxville, Tennessee, have forged a special friendship. Perhaps, the fellowship of these congregations with each other...
by design | Oct 11, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Life as we know it has taken a number of interesting turns. Venues such as the Orange Bowl in Miami, Crosley Field and Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, the old Yankee Stadium and Comiskey Park, and Tiger Stadium in...
by design | Oct 10, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Austin City Council slashed the budget for their police department by a third. The end result was the loss of more than 150 police officers and the highest murder rate the Texas capitol has ever experienced in its history. The Council reversed...
