by design | Jul 24, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Political bosses are found in every shape and form, but perhaps no state in the union has been more accustomed to bosses than Pennsylvania. Joseph Finch Guffey was born in Guffey’s Station on December 29, 1870. Guffey’s father was a staunch Democrat in...
by design | Jul 18, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. –Nelson Mandela Fear is a reaction; courage is a decision. –Winston Churchill By Dr. Jim Ferguson Sometimes beginning an essay is the most difficult part. My English...
by design | Jul 18, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector My dear wife Amy bought me a Kindle Fire so that I would have something from which to read books on the beach when we take our vacation. I like this new one because its battery lasts a long time, and the device can hold bunches of books without weighing...
by design | Jul 18, 2022 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major The sights are not always picture-perfect. Our region has been hit hard recently with high temperatures and powerful storms. Thunder and lightning. Power outages. Flooding. Downed trees. Debris everywhere! The storms have almost become a daily...
by design | Jul 18, 2022 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The left has always loved the judiciary making policy that fail to make it through the legislature. However, when the Supreme Court stopped making policy and started enforcing the law, the left...
by design | Jul 18, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I miss Wright’s Cafeteria. Everything I ever had there was good, and I always saw a lot of friendly people there. One of the most pleasant was the owner, my friend David Wright. The cafeteria was filled with pictures of...
