By Dr. Harold A. Black Until a couple of years ago I thought CRT stood for cathode ray tube and BLM stood for Bureau of Land Management. No more. Now its Critical Race Theory and Black Lives Matter. Elections have consequences. This past one produced a tie in the...
By Mike Steely East Tennessee has numerous Native American mounds including in and around Knox County but nothing in the state compares to Pinson Mounds in West Tennessee’s Madison County. Pinson Mounds State Archeological Park has the second highest Native American...
By Ken Lay Knoxville Catholic High School baseball player Emery Wright will continue his academic pursuits and baseball career at Tennessee Tech University. He made it official Wednesday afternoon when he signed his National Letter of Intent to play for the Golden...
By Steve Williams Many young girls dream of playing college softball in the Southeastern Conference. What does it take to get that opportunity? For starters, future prospects and parents may want to take a look at Cayden Baker’s statistics at Powell High for...
By Ralphine Major “Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.” Matthew 6:9 (KJV). Those are the words of Jesus referring to our heavenly Father in what is known as The Lord’s Prayer. Many fathers are mentioned in the Bible. Abraham was called “the father of...
Carlson calls out Kincannon By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com Last Wednesday night, Knoxville got some unexpected national publicity. Tucker Carlson hosts the highest rated talk show on cable television. In his broadcast, Carlson said, “The formerly...
By Steve Hunley When Daniel Herrera was elected Chairman of the Knox County Republican Party, it ushered in a new age. At least that was the inference. Emails from Herrera routinely herald the fact “This ain’t your grandfather’s Republican Party anymore.” That much...
By John J. Duncan Jr. Dr. Anthony Fauci should not be regarded as some sort of God-like, heroic figure. In fact, the real hero is Sen. Rand Paul for having the courage to expose Dr. Fauci’s misinformation, wrong decisions, bad advice, and straight lies. Fauci somehow...
By Ray Hill Carroll Reece, congressman from Tennessee’s First District for a decade, had been upset in the 1930 election by Oscar Byrd Lovette, the former district attorney for a few counties surrounding Greene County. Lovette’s victory had been highly improbable;...
By Dr. Harold A. Black In a previous column I wondered whether the forces that bind such a diverse collection of citizens could rend asunder causing states to secede or partition. The last state that was partitioned was with the unconstitutional creation of West...
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