by design | Feb 6, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Johnny Akridge ran a small furniture store in Happy Hollow just below the old Sears on Central. His son, Chip, became one of the biggest developers of office buildings in downtown Washington, D.C. After he started becoming...
by design | Feb 6, 2023 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Although the Republicans are in the majority in the House of Representatives, there is still a way that the Democrats can pass legislation and get it signed into law. The Republican majority is slim...
by design | Feb 6, 2023 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When we think about a lawsuit, we generally think about it starting on the date the lawsuit is filed with the Court. While the filing of the lawsuit is an important event, the case does not really start until the defendant is served with a copy of...
by design | Feb 6, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
Still the one By Joe Rector The band called “last song,” and couples scooted to the center of the gym floor. Teenagers had spent the last couple of hours gyrating to some songs and then holding onto each other for slower selections. Everyone in the gym knew what the...
by design | Feb 6, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Beautiful Winter Moon By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com It was not a crescent moon, and it was not a full moon. It was somewhere in between the two more recognizable shapes of the moon. The month of January has produced so many spectacular scenes in the...
by design | Feb 6, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. Coretta Scott King By Dr. Jim Ferguson I once read that the first rhythmic sound a baby hears is the mother’s heartbeat. We might not immediately consider a heartbeat...
