by design | Nov 21, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Merit Council has become Political Council Anybody who reads The Knoxville Focus regularly already knows the Sheriff’s Merit System Council has become a tar pit of politics. It may well be beyond reform and the truth is for years it has been dominated...
by design | Nov 21, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Tennessee has been quite fortunate to produce any number of political figures of national importance, as well as those who have wielded enormous influence in Congress. Aside from Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk (a political protégé of Jackson’s), and Andrew...
by design | Nov 21, 2021 | Columnist, Duncan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The last time my father ran for mayor in Knoxville, 1963, he received 803 votes in the largest Black precinct, Mountain View, to totals of 55 and 47 for his two very popular opponents. He was running against Bill...
by design | Nov 21, 2021 | Columnist, Ferguson, Stories In This Week's Focus:
To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. Thomas Jefferson By Dr. Jim Ferguson Every year the holiday schedule sneaks up on me. I’m referring to the deadline for my holiday column. My...
by design | Nov 15, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major She grew up in South Knoxville. In 1962, she was a high school senior at South High School when she won Miss Majorette of America! While that was a huge honor, it was just the beginning. That same year, she was selected to twirl at The...
by design | Nov 15, 2021 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The “strange” year elections are over, and it appears that both sides found at least a bit of disappointment. Most of us suffer from election fatigue. We are ready to celebrate holidays that were missed last year as Covid-19 ravaged the country. Not...
