by design | Sep 23, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
There Are No Perfect Candidates By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com There has never been a perfect candidate for any office and there never will be. In fact, the only perfect candidates seem to be people who have never run for anything. I remember hearing or...
by design | Sep 16, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
Reason Cecil’s Grocery, Part 2 Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a two-part series that was originally published in the September 26, 2016, issue of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture. By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I am now 69 and have...
by design | Sep 9, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
Reason Cecil’s Grocery, Part 1 By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part series that was originally published in the September 26, 2016, issue of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture. Almost two years ago my wife...
by design | Sep 3, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com On Thursday, we will hold the funeral in Knoxville of my uncle, Judge Joe D. Duncan. The next day, he will be buried at the Duncan Family Cemetery in Scott County, about two miles past Huntsville. Uncle Joe lived a long,...
by design | Aug 26, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
baseball Fans Either Love Or Hate The Yankees By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Ben Affleck, a famous movie star, grew up rooting for the Boston Red Sox. He is quoted on the Yankeeshater.com website as saying “I would rather utter the words ‘I worship...
by design | Aug 19, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
U.S. Calls For Ceasefire But Keeps Supporting War By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com On August 12, the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, issued a press statement commemorating the anniversary of the adoption of the Geneva Conventions. He said: “The...
