Publisher’s Positions

By Steve Hunley 36% is Nothing to Brag About Recently, the Knoxville edition of USA Today blared the headline 36% of students in Tennessee were reading at grade level as if it were something to be proud of.  That is according to statistics pre-pandemic.  The headline...

Publisher’s Positions

By Steve Hunley More Pain at the Pump Pain at the pump continues as gas continues spiraling ever upward.  The national average is $4.92 per gallon, which is double what it was the day Joe Biden came into office.  Biden and members of his administration lay the blame...

Publisher’s Positions

By Steve Hunley Missing the Message It seems to be a weekly feature that the mayoral campaign of Debbie Helsley is continually issuing press releases bragging about little or nothing having anything to do with county government. The candidate herself seems to be...

Publisher’s Positions

By Steve Hunley Kincannon Proposes, Council Approves 21% Tax Increase Nobody who reads The Knoxville Focus can possibly be surprised the City of Knoxville will see the biggest increase in its property tax in history. Mayor Indya Kincannon proposed a 50-cent (21%)...