Honor Fountain City Day in the Park

Honor Fountain City Day in the Park ~ from the City of Knoxville’s Office of Neighborhood Empowerment,  Fountain City Town Hall is pleased to present Honor Fountain City Day in the Park on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Fountain City Park, 5345...

Bye to Kellie Harper– Is UT sexist?

By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I am not a women’s basketball fan and thus have not paid much attention to all the adoration for Caitlin Clark. When I was on the faculty at the University of Tennessee, I went to very few of the Lady Vols...

Sports indifference is the healthier choice

Sports indifference is the healthier choice By Mark Nagi I wasn’t going to write an article this week.  I’ve been busy with work and family, and frankly, I didn’t know if I had the mental bandwidth to type out a few hundred words. But then I got back to the palatial...

Why, Tell me, Why?

Why, Tell me, Why? By Tom Mattingly This is the stuff of which orange-colored memories are made. Late in the first half in the 1991 Notre Dame game, the Fighting Irish led 31-7 and were trying a field goal to extend the lead. Things looked bleak for the Vols. Remember...