by design | Jun 8, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Have you noticed that the COVID-19 pandemic has virtually disappeared from America? Even the Weather Channel app has removed CCOVID-19 tallies. The new crisis is the protest over the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis policeman. As...
by Mike Steely | Jun 8, 2020 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Want to visit a town that was founded along a pre-historic trail? If you begin in Knoxville and take Interstate 40 west you’ll come to Kingston. The next town is Harriman. If you take that exit you can turn left off the exit and head southwest to...
by Ralphine Major | Jun 8, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major I first met her over the phone. Her sweet voice uttered those kind words. “May I help you?” she asked. That was the beginning of years-long admiration and friendship for Knoxville cardiologist Dr. Kyle McCoy’s nurse, Lisa Kitts. Focus readers may...
by Joe Rector | Jun 8, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I thought that if we ever got past the coronavirus pandemic that the world would settle down. How wrong did that assumption turn out? I’ll ask you straight: Is this country strong enough to survive the constant problems that arise almost daily? States...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jun 8, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan As an attorney, I occasionally forget some of the most basic things about going to court and being involved in a legal proceeding. Most people have never had to go to court, or even had to contact an attorney, which is a good thing. One of the...
by Steve Hunley | Jun 7, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley George Floyd I want to be very clear about my own feelings about what happened to George Floyd. It was horrifying and ghastly. To witness a man pleading for his life and the callous disregard of the officer was positively sickening. I am glad the...
