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The Knoxville Focus for June 14, 2021

by design | Jun 13, 2021 | Archived Editions, Archives, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Carlson calls out Kincannon By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com Last Wednesday night, Knoxville got some unexpected national publicity.  Tucker Carlson hosts the highest rated talk show on cable television.  In his broadcast, Carlson said, “The formerly...

Leadership Comes With Responsibility

by design | Jun 13, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley When Daniel Herrera was elected Chairman of the Knox County Republican Party, it ushered in a new age.  At least that was the inference.  Emails from Herrera routinely herald the fact “This ain’t your grandfather’s Republican Party anymore.”  That much...

Dr. Fauci? More like Dr. Fauxci

by design | Jun 13, 2021 | Columnist, Duncan, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By John J. Duncan Jr. Dr. Anthony Fauci should not be regarded as some sort of God-like, heroic figure. In fact, the real hero is Sen. Rand Paul for having the courage to expose Dr. Fauci’s misinformation, wrong decisions, bad advice, and straight lies. Fauci somehow...

Carroll Reece: Tennessee’s ‘Mr. Republican’ Part 11

by design | Jun 13, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Carroll Reece, congressman from Tennessee’s First District for a decade, had been upset in the 1930 election by Oscar Byrd Lovette, the former district attorney for a few counties surrounding Greene County.  Lovette’s victory had been highly improbable;...

HR 1 should be defeated even if you agree with it

by design | Jun 13, 2021 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Dr. Harold A. Black In a previous column I wondered whether the forces that bind such a diverse collection of citizens could rend asunder causing states to secede or partition. The last state that was partitioned was with the unconstitutional creation of West...

Tennessee’s Lynn Duncan

by design | Jun 13, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:

  By Ralphine Major Our paths seldom cross, but I always enjoy hearing about her. When Jimmy Duncan was a Congressman in Washington representing the people of the Second District, I often told people that his wife, Lynn, was the one who managed the home front in...
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