by design | Sep 2, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Obsession To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. Thomas Paine By Dr. Jim Ferguson Where do they find these corporate “marketeers?” I’m not talking about the old Disney Mouseketeers, who knew their...
by design | Sep 2, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Golf is not for prideful persons By Joe Rector In my 40s, I began playing golf. Prior to that time, I visited courses about three times. Those times were miserable for me. I could barely hit the ball and whiffed on more occasions than I care to admit. As I’ve admitted...
by design | Sep 2, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘I’m going with the best’ By Tom Mattingly Years after he called his last Tennessee Volunteers football game, Tennessee 41, Vanderbilt 14, on Dec. 2, 1967, George Mooney still remembered the good times. Mooney (Jan. 6, 1920-Oct. 13, 2011) was the lead announcer on the...
by design | Sep 1, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Pitiful Turnout For City Election What if they had an election and nobody came? That’s pretty much what happened during the Knoxville City Council elections during early voting. Only 5,284 people voted during early voting. ...
by design | Sep 1, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Unknown Long George S. Long of Louisiana By Ray Hill One of the most enduring of all political dynasties is that founded by Huey Pierce Long, Louisiana’s “Kingfish.” Even those who barely know anything about politics and history are oftentimes familiar with the...
by design | Aug 25, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Neocons Responsible For Russian-Ukraine War By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com On August 16, my wife, Vickie, and I attended a conference at the Dulles Airport Hilton just outside Washington, D.C. It was titled “A Blueprint For Peace” and was hosted by the...
