by design | Dec 26, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Democrats And Republicans Used To Get Along Better By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com A worker at Holston Hills Country Club a few weeks ago told me I was the only Republican he ever voted for. Many Democrats over the years have said similar things like that...
by design | Dec 25, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Do As I Say, Not As I Do Joe Biden routinely has threatened to go after “tax cheats” and has called on the better-off to pay their fair share. Evidently, that doesn’t apply to First Son Hunter. Just about every member of the...
by design | Dec 25, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Life With Wild Bill By Ray Hill George Graham Vest, an outstanding attorney and U. S. senator from Missouri, is still remembered to this day for his tribute to dogs. Vest had been hired by Charles Burden whose dog, Old Drum, had been killed by his brother-in-law,...
by design | Dec 18, 2023 | Black, Columnist
My University of Georgia Commencement Address By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Let me be among the first to congratulate all of you on your achievement – that of graduating from this wonderful university. You are joining an...
by design | Dec 18, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
I Hope Everyone Has A Merry Christmas By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Next Monday will be Christmas Day, and I hope everyone has one of the best Christmases they have ever had. Last year, I wrote a column about the night my grandson, Beau, corrected the...
by design | Dec 18, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
The Christmas Message Not everyone can do great things, but everyone can do small things with great love. Mother Teresa By Dr. Jim Ferguson Every year Becky and I begin our annual pilgrimage through our stack of Christmas movies. Like Holiday music, these timeless...
