by design | Mar 17, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
Looking for Victory in the Valley (Part 1 of 4) By Justin Pratt Imagine returning home after an extended absence, yearning for the people you love more than anything in the world. Your heart swells with excitement, and the anticipation of embracing your family is...
by design | Mar 17, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Growing Old By Joe Rector Amy and I drove behind an elderly couple the other day, and I thought I’d lose my mind at how slow they traveled down a busy highway. On another occasion, we watched as an older male chewed out a waitress over her service. Other than...
by design | Mar 17, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Democrats Embarrass Themselves At Joint Address To Congress By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com My wife, Vickie, and I had the privilege of attending President Trump’s most recent joint address to Congress. Vickie and I both lost our first spouses after long...
by design | Mar 17, 2025 | Black, Columnist
The Coming Trump Recession By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com If Trump loves tariffs so, then why doesn’t he use them to try to alter Chinese behavior? I don’t mean this piddling 10% increase either. China is a bad actor. It is the source...
by design | Mar 16, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Democrats Are Lost By Steve Hunley The Democratic Party has a growing image problem and doesn’t seem to realize it. Working class voters have by and large left to back Donald Trump. The Democratic party, once the bastion of the working class, is now largely...
by design | Mar 16, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Gentleman From Michigan: Charles E. Potter By Ray Hill History is full of obscure figures, but it is also like a dusty old closet that is full of interesting things once opened and examined. Charles Potter looked like a small-town accountant with his horn-rimmed...
