by design | Oct 9, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Some World Series Memories By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com In my column last week, I wrote that the World Series was huge back in the ‘50s and early ‘60s, at least in part because college and pro football and basketball were not nearly as popular back in...
by design | Oct 2, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com It is almost time for the World Series. When I was a boy and young man, the Series was by far the biggest sports event of the year. Nothing else was even close. The first Super Bowl, which Green Bay won by a score of 35 to...
by design | Sep 25, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
On Almost Everything, Follow The Money By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Almost everything the federal government does can be traced back to a very old saying: “Follow the money.” According to Wikipedia, the saying was popularized almost 50 years ago...
by design | Sep 18, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
A Courageous Judge And Brave Lawyer By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com From 1969 to 1988 I was devoted to the law – first as a law student at George Washington University, and then as a lawyer and judge in Knoxville. Through all the years since, I have...
by design | Sep 11, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
I Still Support Trump But Legal Problems Could Bring Him Down By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com In my August 28 column, I listed a few of the many reasons why I am still supporting Donald Trump in next year’s race for the White House. There has never...
by design | Sep 5, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Three Years And Going Strong By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Grateful to The Focus and its readers This is the first column of my fourth year writing for The Knoxville Focus newspaper. Every week for the past three years I have written a column, missing...
