Environmentalists Want To Force People To Drive Less

Environmentalists Want To Force People To Drive Less   By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com My Dad told me many years ago – probably in the 1980s – that there were more cars in most high school parking lots than there were at UT when he started there in...

Refuge

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. John Adams By Dr. Jim Ferguson It’s funny how you all of a sudden notice something. Some years ago, I noticed a tree with yellow to reddish...

What was your childhood Christmas present wish?

What was your childhood Christmas present wish? More Than A Day Away By Mike Steely The holidays are upon us and every child has a secret, or not-so-secret, wish for a Christmas present. Although traditionally the Christmas season begins right after Thanksgiving, it...

My First Church

My First Church By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com Across the region, there are many churches named Fairview Baptist.  The one shown here is in Corryton, Tennessee, at the intersection of Fairview Road, Emory Road, and Thompson School Road near Harbison’s...

A Furlough From Jail?

A Furlough From Jail? By Jedidiah McKeehan I remember the first time as an attorney I heard an individual in the jail ask me whether I could obtain a furlough for them, and I thought, “Is this person crazy? A furlough from jail? Surely this is not a real thing.” It is...

Bama bias is real

Bama bias is real By Mark Nagi At this point, I’m surprised the College Football Playoff committee doesn’t simply turn this into a five-team playoff with Alabama getting an automatic berth while playing the winner of the 2 vs 3 game. If you haven’t been paying...