by design | Dec 5, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
Memories of influential Volunteers from over the years By Tom Mattingly “Who might be among the most fascinating personages in all of Tennessee athletics?” was the question raised at a recent civic club speech. Most recently, I remembered a phone call from John Majors...
by design | Dec 4, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Lynne Fugate Kicks Off Campaign at Posh Reception By Steve Hunley Former media maven Cynthia Moxley has recorded every single last tittle and jot of Lynne Fugate’s reception on her Blue Streak blog in opening her campaign for reelection to the Knoxville City Council. ...
by design | Dec 4, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Tennessee’s Modern Republican Party Dan Kuykendall, Part III By Ray Hill Since Tennessee began popularly electing United States senators in 1916, only two efforts by Republicans in the Volunteer state could be legitimately described as serious bids to win. One such...
by design | Nov 28, 2022 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I don’t understand the term “cultural appropriation.” Sure I know that the dictionary says “adoption of certain language, behavior, clothing, or tradition belonging to a minority culture or social group by...
by design | Nov 28, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Joe Concha is described by one online publication as “one of the most respected and hard-working media personalities in present-day America”. He has worked in the past for the New York Times, CNN, NBC Sports, and is...
by design | Nov 28, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan
May I Have a Moment? By Jedidiah McKeehan When you watch legal tv shows and movies the lawyers are almost always depicted as having incredible ability in the courtroom. They hammer away at the witnesses without a moment’s hesitation. No word is ever mispronounced. If...