by design | Jun 16, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Elitist Democrats Want Billions More Tax Money For Harvard By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Everyone should now feel sorry for Harvard (wink-wink). At least the elitist Democrats and their allies in the national media seem to think so. They have been...
by design | Jun 16, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Posse Comitatus The people that are causing the problem are professional agitators. They’re insurrectionists. They’re bad people. President, Donald Trump By Dr. Jim Ferguson As I begin this essay, Los Angeles is on fire for the second time in six months. And...
by design | Jun 16, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
Thinking of John Cullum, notable character actor from Knoxville By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com From film’s Grace Moore, Mary Costa, David Keith and Quentin Tarantino, to singers Dolly Parton, Kenny Chesney and Kelsea Ballerini, and comedians Henry...
by design | Jun 16, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
They were my first By Joe Rector As much as I hate to admit it, I do check Facebook several times a day. Other platforms I avoid because I just don’t want to know too much about people or events. I don’t like Facebook, but I can keep up with birthdays and important...
by design | Jun 16, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘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...
