by design | Aug 4, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
John E. Rankin of Mississippi By Ray Hill It is a very rare thing when a human being has absolutely no redeeming feature. There have been instances where someone, usually a psychopath, doesn’t seem to have one good quality. The People’s House – – –...
by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
Republican Conventions In 1964 And 2024 By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com A few days short of my 17th birthday in July of 1964, I rode a train for 77 hours to go to the Republican National Convention that nominated Sen. Barry Goldwater for president. The...
by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Black, Columnist
The Supremes: Where’s the Wobble? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com A friend who is a “progressive” wondered what I thought of the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. I told her that I had no opinion. The justices on the...
by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Taking a day trip to Bush Beans Visitor Center A Day Away By Mike Steely I was at the VA on a medical visit recently and talked with one of the employees there who is new to our area. We chatted about the places most people visit when new to Knoxville and I asked him...
by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
Players Who Stood Tall By Tom Mattingly In the history of the Tennessee-Alabama rivalry, the series that defines the “Third Saturday in October,” there are many players who have stood tall when each year’s game was on the line. Former Tennessee defensive back...
by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
American Elegy By Dr. Jim Ferguson I lost my mother last week. Pat Ferguson lived 98 long and vigorous years, but the infirmities of age and then pneumonia proved too much for her. Her mind remained clear and she understood that she could not recover the independence...
