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Republicans Need Better Congressional Candidates

by Steve Hunley | Mar 18, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley   “All politics is local.” – Thomas “Tip” O’Neill, late Speaker of the House.   As this is written, the special Congressional election in Pennsylvania is too close to call.  It appears Democrat Conor Lamb may have won.  The contest between...

Sanctuary From the Law and Reason

by Steve Hunley | Mar 11, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley President Donald Trump’s Justice Department suing the State of California can come as no surprise to any rational person.  A battle has been raging well before Trump’s election in 2016 over immigration policy in this country.  California has for...

When Government Fails An Entire Community

by Steve Hunley | Mar 4, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley The shootings at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida was terrible enough, but if it is possible, it is worse still due to a complete breakdown in the entire governmental system.  The failures encompass chiefly law enforcement agencies,...

School Safety: Nothing More Important

by Steve Hunley | Feb 25, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Last week both the print and electronic media reported on an incident at Holston Middle School. It caused a firestorm and called into question just how effective the school system’s security procedures are. Had this incident not immediately followed...

Ethics Committees Should Never Be Used As Political Weapons

by Steve Hunley | Feb 18, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Knox County Law Director Bud Armstrong has released his findings in an ethics complaint filed by perennial political candidate Bo Bennett. Armstrong’s findings are set out in clear and direct language and leaves Bo Bennett with little or nothing to...

School Board Should Completely End Leadership Academy Relationship With McIntyre

by Steve Hunley | Feb 11, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley What most people in Knox County don’t seem to realize is that Jim McIntyre’s Leadership Academy is still very much alive.  When current Superintendent Bob Thomas presented the board of education with a proposal removing $900,000 of funding, Thomas...
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