by design | Apr 6, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Martin Daniel Elected Knox Co. GOP Chairman Congratulations to former state Representative Martin Daniel, who was elected chairman of Knox County’s Republican Party. Daniel won a decisive victory over incumbent Buddy Burkhardt by...
by design | Apr 6, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
George W. Malone of Nevada By Ray Hill With the defeat of U.S. Senator Tasker L. Oddie in 1932, Nevada became a solidly Democratic state during the Age of Roosevelt. Nevada was represented in the United States Senate by Key Pittman and Pat McCarran. The two were a...
by design | Mar 31, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Should prescription drugs be advertised? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com For the longest I wondered why prescription drugs are advertised on TV. The ads target the public and not doctors. You cannot walk into a pharmacy and...
by design | Mar 31, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
A Conference For Peace And Prosperity By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Last week I was one of the featured speakers at a conference in Texas hosted by the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. Ron Paul himself hosted the events. He will be 90...
by design | Mar 31, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
The Latest Drama If a man only used words that he knew the meaning of, he’d never learn anything. Attributed to Garrison Keillor By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’m not a fan of Garrison Keillor’s politics, but I admire his wordsmithing and his storytelling of Lake Wobegon....
by design | Mar 31, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
Looking for Victory in the Valley (Part 3 of 4) By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor Looking for victory in a valley involves our pursuit of strength and purpose during life’s most challenging times. Valleys, symbolizing moments of hardship,...
