‘R-E-S-P-E-C-T’

‘R-E-S-P-E-C-T’ By Tom Mattingly There is respect, and then there’s respect. “R-E-S-P-E-C-T,” as Aretha Franklin sang so many times over the years. Here’s an example. The Tennessee football team was flying home one Saturday night after a game in the late 1980s...

What a Year for Tennessee Athletics

What a Year for Tennessee Athletics By Mark Nagi Well, it’s summertime. Maybe not officially, but when there is very little going on in terms of sports, summer has arrived. We have now hit the official end of Tennessee athletics for the 2024-2025 school year. And when...

California Nightmare

California Dreamin’ Nightmare By Steve Hunley For anyone who entertained for a moment that the corporate media in this country learned even a smidgen of a speck from the 2024 election, sorry to say so, but your bubble got busted.  The rioting in Los Angeles sure as...

What happened to U.S. manufacturing?

What happened to U.S. manufacturing? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The president says that he wants to bring manufacturing back into the country. Of course, he will fail. He is a short timer and highly erratic. Companies must have a...

House Passes Bill To Add Trillions To National Debt

House Passes Bill To Add Trillions To National Debt By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Several years ago I was sitting on the floor of the U.S. House when there was a vote on whether to increase the national debt limit by another trillion dollars. I heard a...