by design | Sep 5, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
Dark to light By Joe Rector One wonderful thing about retirement is being able to stay up late without having to face work the next day. Some of us who love those late nights also have part-time jobs that require us to hit the floor early. On my workdays, the alarm...
by design | Sep 5, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Stages of Life Our days may come to 70 years, or 80, if our strength endures. Psalm 90:10 By Dr. Jim Ferguson When I heard of my friend’s diagnosis and hospitalization, I thought, “I might never see him again.” There is no satisfaction knowing my prognostication...
by design | Sep 5, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Justice Has Never Been Blind By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Brenda Russell’s “Against the Law” (see the video) brings back some unpleasant memories of growing up black in the segregated south. I knew of no one under the illusion that...
by design | Sep 5, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Three Years And Going Strong By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Grateful to The Focus and its readers This is the first column of my fourth year writing for The Knoxville Focus newspaper. Every week for the past three years I have written a column, missing...
by design | Sep 4, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley City Elections: A Disappointing Turnout The races for city council and municipal judge were set by the few voters who chose to participate in the City of Knoxville election. Incumbent Amelia Parker will be challenged by developer...
by design | Sep 4, 2023 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
‘I couldn’t have asked for a better life’ (This is the third column in a three-part series on Bob Black after his passing on Aug. 14, 2023) By Steve Williams When I interviewed Bob Black in August of 2018, it hadn’t been long since he told his wife Brenda he had...
