by design | Mar 6, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Democrats Used Covid, Ukraine, Trump To Avoid Big Losses By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Moody’s Analytics, a well-respected, non-partisan business research firm, said a few days ago that inflation was now costing the average American family an extra $395...
by design | Feb 27, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Pat Buchanan – America First Long Before Trump By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I have had several heroes in my life – my Father, my Uncle Joe, Zane Daniel – and from a distance, Pat Buchanan. I say from a distance because I never had the opportunity to get...
by design | Feb 20, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Pete Rose Deserves To Be In Hall Of Fame By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I first saw the famous baseball player Pete Rose when I was a batboy for The Knoxville Smokies. He was memorable even then because he was the only player anyone ever saw run...
by design | Feb 13, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com We are lucky to have a good local radio station like 98.7 WOKI with its all-star roster of outstanding hosts. Its host and co-hosts seem to care about East Tennessee and its people, and they help keep us informed and...
by design | Feb 6, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Johnny Akridge ran a small furniture store in Happy Hollow just below the old Sears on Central. His son, Chip, became one of the biggest developers of office buildings in downtown Washington, D.C. After he started becoming...
by design | Jan 30, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Antifa Demonstrators Are Spoiled Rich Kids By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The recent arrests of far-left demonstrators in Atlanta and Boston have shown that most of these Antifa protestors are mostly a bunch of spoiled rich kids. Antifa is supposed to be...
