by design | Jun 17, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
A Terribly Lopsided, Very Cruel War Continues By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com As I write this, in the last 15 days, Israel has bombed a tent city and a UN school and has killed 276 Palestinian non-combatants in a mid-day raid to gain the release of four...
by design | Jun 17, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Truth AND Consequences By Dr. Jim Ferguson Young whipper snappers may not remember the TV game show Truth or Consequences, but I do. Actually, I didn’t watch the show which began in the early 1950s. In my youthful years, I preferred Looney Tunes cartoons. Neither...
by design | Jun 17, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Summer is not cooperating By Joe Rector As usual, I’ve looked forward to summer since the first day of fall. The warmer days and longer nights just make me feel more alive, younger. Anything that can turn me that delusional usually is illegal, but summer...
by design | Jun 16, 2024 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Mainstream Media Bias? You Be The Judge By Steve Hunley This newspaper, like the Knoxville Journal of old, is a conservative paper and I don’t make any pretense otherwise. Readers aren’t going to find the same slant on things as ABC, NBC, CBS, MSDNC or CNN in these...
by design | Jun 16, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Okie Orator: Joshua Bryan Lee of Oklahoma By Ray Hill Like every aspect of life, political careers vary. Some last for decades and things seem to come easily to some lucky folks, while others must work hard at it and fight for what they get. Other political careers...
by design | Jun 10, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Has the American Medical Association Lost its Collective Mind? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Has the American Medical Association Lost its Collective Mind? AMA: Straight white Christian male doctors are responsible for inequities in...