by design | Mar 3, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Vaccinations By Joe Rector This year has already kicked the behinds of folks. The weather has been … wintry, complete with snow and endless rain. Around here, winter hasn’t been this rough in several years. We’ve also had to deal with some downright nasty...
by design | Mar 2, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Ballard Asks For Property Reappraisals Every Two Instead Of Four Years Property Assessor Phil Ballard, who has been in office for six months while only winning his race by 12 votes, has gotten the county commission to approve...
by design | Mar 2, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Fall of Congressman John Jennings, IV By Ray Hill Congressman John Jennings, the incumbent from Tennessee’s Second Congressional District, was fighting an increasingly bitter reelection battle inside the Republican primary. The contest was more personal than it...
by design | Feb 24, 2025 | Columnist, Williams
Will Peyton fill the color analyst position at UT? By Steve Williams Any day now I expect to hear Mike Keith scream “SAACK!!” And in the distance, Peyton Manning shouting “OMAHA!” just to let Mike know he was on his way to Rocky Top. Yep, I wouldn’t be surprised at...
by design | Feb 24, 2025 | Black, Columnist
The Trump Doctrine and Palestinian Diaspora By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Trump’s crazy talk (how my sainted mother would have characterized it) is producing results. He threatened Canada and Mexico with tariffs and they strengthened...
by design | Feb 24, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com President Trump made a very strong statement on Feb. 13 which will be revolutionary in nature if he can carry it out. He said there is no reason that we should be spending a trillion dollars a year on the military and...
