by design | Nov 25, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Take a hike By Joe Rector I am a child of the television era. I remember the old days when we had a box television that was the approximate weight of a refrigerator. With a special antenna, viewers could receive three channels; Daddy refused to make such an...
by design | Nov 25, 2024 | Black, Columnist
National Popular Vote Compact By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The left hates the Electoral College. An MSNBC commentator said that it is “just a wildly dangerous institution that undermines democracy but also creates all manner of Rube...
by design | Nov 25, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
‘Every Day Above Ground Is A Great Day’ By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com My late partner, Zane Daniel, was the life of every party without even trying to be because he loved and enjoyed people so much. He was one of Tennessee’s greatest trial...
by design | Nov 24, 2024 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Laws In America Should Be Applied Equally For All By Steve Hunley As President-elect Donald Trump continues to make announcements about appointments to his Cabinet and other posts in his administration, it is abundantly clear things are different from his first term. ...
by design | Nov 24, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
‘Sons of the Wild Jack Ass’ George H. Moses of New Hampshire By Ray Hill There was a time when George Higgins Moses was one of the most powerful members of the United States Senate. A partisan Republican with a tart tongue, Moses was thought to be the spokesman of...
by design | Nov 18, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
The Four Main Issues That Gave Trump The Victory (Part Two) By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com (Continued from 11/11/24 edition) In my column last week, I wrote that Donald Trump won the election for four main reasons: the economy, immigration, Kamala Harris...