If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry. Emily Dickinson By Dr. Jim Ferguson I find it easier to write when something comes to mind rather than waiting for perhaps a more noteworthy topic closer to deadline....
Why Support Term Limits?
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com In my mailbox were flyers from a group “U.S. Term Limits” urging my local state representatives to support congressional term limits. Their website says that resolutions have been introduced in 17 states....
My Pitiful Basketball Career
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Obviously, after Jesus Christ, I thought my dad was the greatest man who ever lived. From the time I was a small boy, I suppose I wanted to be as much like him as possible. I fell short in many ways, but one area in which I...
The Knoxville Focus for March 7, 2022
Former Narcotics Chief Henderson trial set for April 26 By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Former Knox County Sheriff Narcotics Unit Chief David Henderson will face a jury trial on a federal charge of misuse of funds on Tuesday, April 26. The Knoxville...
Publisher’s Positions
By Steve Hunley More Merit Council Politics The Merry-Go-Round that has become the former Sheriff’s Merit (Political) Council has finally held its hearing on the Martha Dooley case. Two former sheriffs were cross-examined; Tim Hutchison and Jimmy “JJ” Jones....
Catholic battles, but can’t stop CBHS in title game
By Steve Williams Knoxville Catholic faced the ultimate challenge in the Final Four of the TSSAA’s Division II-AA BlueCross Basketball Championships this season. If the Irishmen were going to send longtime head coach Mike Hutchens out a winner in his final game, they...
Tennessee and the 1960 Presidential Election
By Ray Hill Tennessee had gone Republican in both the 1952 and 1956 presidential elections. Volunteer State Democrats had been especially shocked when Adlai Stevenson had lost Tennessee in 1956 as home-state U. S. senator Estes Kefauver had been the vice...
Lady Bulldogs rout Farragut to win Region 2-4A Title
By Ken Lay Bearden High School girls basketball coach Justin Underwood couldn’t hide his happiness Wednesday night. And who could blame him? Underwood saw his team cruise to the Region 2-4A Championship with a 56-27 victory over Kingston Pike rival Farragut before a...
Environmentalists, Neo-Cons Help Putin’s War
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I wish Vladimir Putin could have seen the video and heard the heartbreaking cries of anguish from the mother in Ukraine as she followed her six-year-old daughter into the emergency room where she died, killed by...
Fauci is a Font of Misinformation
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com That Anthony Fauci is truth-challenged should come as no surprise since he is a life-long unelected politician. The old adage now applies: how can you tell if Fauci is lying? His lips are moving. If you...
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Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice Celebrates 30 years
Since 1982, Smoky Mountain...
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Karns LL teams are battling for state berth
By Steve Williams Karns is...
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The Knoxville Focus: Monday, August 13, 2012
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92 Boxes of Love
More than 20 volunteers...
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South-Doyle Delivers Shutout over Heritage
By Adam Sullivan It’s not...
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Rosie’s World
Rosie Moore celebrated her...