by Steve Hunley | Dec 15, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley In politics, it is hardly unusual when a politician stacks the deck before dealing the cards. Mayor Glenn Jacobs has certainly done that with the announcement of his appointments to serve on the Knox County Charter Review Committee. Every ten years,...
by Steve Hunley | Dec 9, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, The Daily Focus
By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com This past Wednesday, December 4, the Knox County School Board held their workshop meeting and discussed moving the Central Office of Knox County Schools from the Andrew Johnson building to the vacant east TVA Tower....
by Steve Hunley | Dec 8, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley I am pleased to say without any hesitation that Mike McMillan is the best school board member to serve the people of the Eighth District for many, many years. While some might say Mike McMillan is slow and plodding, I would say he is methodical and...
by Steve Hunley | Dec 1, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Who would have thought I would agree with every single word spoken by former president Barack Obama? Certainly not me, but yet I did. Former president Obama, speaking at a symposium at his foundation in Chicago, basically told the “politically woke”...
by Steve Hunley | Nov 24, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Gannett newspapers are heralding the “bipartisan” effort to repeal the signature legislation pushed by Governor Bill Lee and approved by the Tennessee General Assembly – – – the Educational Savings Accounts. Bo Mitchell, a...
by Steve Hunley | Nov 17, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley For years there has been a tug and pull about out of school time programs and whether or not it benefits the students. It will likely not surprise you some of those most solidly opposed to out of school time programs are some folks and the public...