by Steve Hunley | Aug 16, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley By this time, readers of The Knoxville Focus realize you won’t find the voice of the political or business establishment inside these pages. We have plenty of other local media for that. Yet some folks are mighty slow in realizing the general public...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 9, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Like it or not, the 2016 presidential contest is underway. The Republicans almost have more candidates than the Duggers have children and have already clashed in the first debate of the political season. Hillary Clinton has been the presumptive...
by Steve Hunley | May 17, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley “Leaders” need a history lesson on Gibbs Middle School A recent article in the local daily paper cited concerns raised by “community leaders” over the proposed construction of a middle school in the Gibbs community. Their issues with the proposal stem...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 26, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley This week has been one of enlightenment in terms of the tactics used by the Broad Academy trainees to obtain what they want and the means they are willing to use to get it. Knox County Schools Superintendent and Broad Academy graduate Dr. Jim McIntyre,...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 19, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley School Board members deserve credit for approving Gibbs Middle There’s an old adage many of us learned from our grandparents: “It’s never too late to do the right thing.” Last Monday night at the Knox County Board of Education’s special-called...