by design | Feb 17, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
Finding Old Railroad Depots A day Away By Mike Steely I grew up about a block away from a railroad station, back when passenger trains still ran. That old station is still there and when I’m visiting my hometown I often drop by and peek in. The station is now used by...
by design | Feb 17, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Why did Putin invade Ukraine? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I was wondering why Putin invaded Ukraine. It was obvious that he was going to do so. You don’t amass 200,000 troops on the Ukraine border just to have a parade. Putin...
by design | Feb 17, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Hate For Trump Has Now Expanded To Musk By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The hatred in the hearts and minds of many on the Left is just astounding. Having spent a lifetime closely following and being involved in the American political scene, I have never...
by design | Feb 17, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Purpose Trump isn’t radical. He’s just radically changing our country back to normal. Jesse Watters By Dr. Jim Ferguson I never heard what Punxsutawney Phil saw on last Groundhog Day, but I saw Woodland Crocus last week and Daffodil shoots pushing up through the...
by design | Feb 17, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Quieting the Scruffy Voice By Joe Rector I flipped through videos on YouTube the other day, and up pops Jimmy Buffet singing with Zac Brown and Mac McAnally. The trio did a fine rendition of “A Pirate at Forty,” one of my favorite songs of Jimmy’s. After shuffling...
by design | Feb 17, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
Who’s on the Cover? By Tom Mattingly When two major sporting events are held on the same day hours apart, which event gets the cover picture in a magazine such as Sports Illustrated? Here’s one answer. I found a copy of the Sept. 23, 1968, edition of Sports...
