By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I find it almost impossible to understand polls I have seen that say a significant percentage of young people today believe in socialism. The only way that could be is that they have been brainwashed by left-wing college...
By Ken Lay Cadence Horner was clutch at the free throw line when her team needed it most. Horner, a guard for the Central High School girls basketball team, made six foul shots in the final minute of the Lady Bobcats’ 50-47 victory over Fulton Thursday night at Jody...
By Steve Williams There was more suspense surrounding which team would win the game than Gracie Palmer scoring her 2,000th career point on Jan. 31. The Berean Christian senior point guard came into the District 1-A makeup contest at Grace Christian Academy needing...
Congressman Burchett Honors Dr. Harold Black By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com Tim Burchett, our congressman, took to the floor of the United States House of Representatives to honor Dr. Harold Black. Dr. Black has been informed the University of...
By Steve Hunley Safe Space? Really! Last week the Knoxville edition of USA Today published an article trying to make a cause out of the arrest of David Hayes. Hayes was arrested by deputies from the Knox County Sheriff’s office outside a meeting at the City &...
By Ken Lay It didn’t take Knoxville Catholic High School girls basketball coach Travis Mains long to figure out just how special the Irish’s rivalry with Webb School of Knoxville is. In fact, he knew as soon as the Lady Irish and Lady Spartans landed in the same...
By Ray Hill Few politicians of the time were as cognizant and protective of their public images as was Cordell Hull of Tennessee. One of the most closely guarded secrets in Washington, D. C. was the fact Cordell Hull suffered from tuberculosis. Hull was...
By Steve Williams Lady Hornets are state bound! After capturing their first-ever region crown, the Carter girls’ bowling team made more history Saturday by earning a berth in this week’s TSSAA state tournament at Smyrna. The Lady Hornets rallied to defeat Kingsport...
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com One of my closest friends was bemoaning the fact that the republican leadership has trouble keeping their caucus together. On the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, 19 republican senators voted for the...
When men stop believing in God, they don’t believe in nothing, they believe in anything. G K Chesterton By Dr. Jim Ferguson The one indisputable truth of the pandemic is there’s a new kid on the block. Human coronavirus infections have been known since the 1960s....
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