by design | Nov 6, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘The color they wore was orange’ By Tom Mattingly There have been some interesting stories about the color orange over the years. In early January 1971, for example, media accounts brought Vol fans the news that SEC had instituted the “white jersey rule.” That...
by design | Nov 5, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Leftist Bigotry The Democrats have a Hamas problem inside their own party. The extreme Hamas wing of the Democrat Party thrives even here in Tennessee. State Senator Heidi Campbell, who has run races for Congress against Andy...
by design | Nov 5, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
K.D. McKellar Goes To Congress, II By Ray Hill The campaigns of Kenneth D. McKellar and his chief opponent for the Democratic nomination in the 1911 special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George Washington Gordon had heated up. McKellar...
by design | Oct 30, 2023 | Columnist, McKeehan
What’s the Difference Between a Parcel, Tract and a Lot? By Jedidiah McKeehan A parcel, a tract, and a lot. If you say it five times fast, you may have a decent tongue twister on your hands. What do these terms mean though? Is there any difference between them? Let’s...
by design | Oct 30, 2023 | Black, Columnist
The Speakership Mess: A Modest Proposal By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The Republican caucus is a mess. Unlike the Democrats who seem to be able to vote unanimously on most issues despite some ideological differences, the Republicans...
by design | Oct 30, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
House Republicans Finally Elect A Speaker By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Thank goodness the Republicans in the U.S. House finally got tired of fighting each other and elected Mike Johnson, a constitutional lawyer from Louisiana, as speaker of the House....
