by design | Oct 15, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Position: Pure Evil By Steve Hunley “There is no equivalency. There is no ‘both sides’ argument. There is no moral relativism. This is pure evil.” That was part of a statement released by those Republicans and Democrats who run on the Republican line in...
by design | Oct 15, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Friend of the Workers: Olin D. Johnston of South Carolina By Ray Hill Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston was a fixture in the politics of his native South Carolina for decades. Twice elected governor and elected to the United States Senate in 1944 where he remained...
by design | Oct 9, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Bill Lee’s Abuse of Eminent Domain By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I don’t know Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. I voted for him despite his going to Auburn and being a KA (Kappa Alpha fraternity). That fraternity was known for its racism....
by design | Oct 9, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Some World Series Memories By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com In my column last week, I wrote that the World Series was huge back in the ‘50s and early ‘60s, at least in part because college and pro football and basketball were not nearly as popular back in...
by design | Oct 9, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Purpose The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants. Albert Camus By Dr. Jim Ferguson A retired colleague recently asked me what I do all week. He was curious about when I write my Focus column, but I sensed his question was also about retirement in general...
by design | Oct 9, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting the Blue Heron Coal Community A Day Away By Mike Steely If your family is from upper East Tennessee you probably had a relative who was a coal miner. I had an uncle who was a miner until he took his family to Ohio for a better living and another who worked in...
