by Ray Hill | Sep 13, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill The 1964 election in Tennessee centered around the presidential contest between incumbent Lyndon Johnson and Arizona senator Barry Goldwater. It also featured hard fought contests for both of Tennessee’s seats in the United States Senate. Senator Albert...
by Mike Steely | Sep 8, 2020 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Norris Dam, the first project of the Tennessee Valley Administration, has a large number of trails and walking paths not only inside the large state park but also along its perimeters. The paths and trails offer a wide variety of difficulties, from...
by design | Sep 8, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” George Orwell. Well, Boo Radley has come out. You remember, the character played by Robert Duval in the movie adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel, “To...
by Mark Nagi | Sep 8, 2020 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi From time to time, we like to catch up with a prominent member of the sports media. Recently I had the chance to speak with best-selling author Jeff Pearlman. His latest book, “Three Ring Circus,” goes into great detail about the Los Angeles Lakers from...
by Tom Mattingly | Sep 8, 2020 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Sometimes a team can win a game before they actually win it, even before they come out for pre-game warm-ups. There are times that the seemingly “little things,” ones no one else sees, can definitely make a difference. That was the case Nov. 8, 2003,...
by Ralphine Major | Sep 8, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Following is my tribute to legendary criminal defense attorney, the late William Zane Daniel, which was first published in The Knoxville Focus on 9-5-2006 shortly after his death. It was my first feature ever published in the Focus. It was a pink...
