by design | Aug 11, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Child’s pay By Joe Rector I’m not sure if children today have “chores” that they are required to complete. Neither am I sure whether or not young people receive an “allowance” for performing those jobs assigned by their parents. Today’s world is so different than the...
by design | Aug 11, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Bots By Dr. Jim Ferguson Sometimes the most difficult thing about writing is composing the first sentence because it’s difficult to know where to start. In “The Sound of Music,” Maria was having a difficult time teaching the Von Trapp children how to sing. So she...
by design | Aug 11, 2025 | Black, Columnist
How can California mandate the sale of only cage-free eggs? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com It took an act of Congress to repeal the California mandate banning the sale of gas-powered vehicles. I presume that it was another...
by design | Aug 11, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
My Golf Game Is Unbelievable (Part One) By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com When I come in from playing golf and someone asks me how I did, I usually just say, “Unbelievable.” That can mean either good or bad, and most of the time it is not good. One of my...
by design | Aug 10, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Marsha Blackburn Running For Governor Of Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn made the long-awaited announcement that much of Tennessee has been expecting; namely that she is a candidate for governor of Tennessee in next year’s...
by design | Aug 10, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Gentleman From West Virginia Cleveland Bailey By Ray Hill Cleveland Monroe Bailey looked more like movie director Tim Burton’s idea of a mortician than a congressman. Bald, jug-eared and slightly stooped, Bailey served a total of fourteen years in the U.S. House...
