by design | Feb 3, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Los Angeles Fires Made Worse By Environmental Extremists By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com A few days before the horrendous fires started in Los Angeles, the New York Times carried an article about the huge 1970s controversy over the snail darter that...
by design | Feb 3, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Whirlwind Trump has won and we have lost. Panel discussion at World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos, Switzerland By Dr. Jim Ferguson It has been breathtaking to watch President Trump since January 20, 2025, which some are calling “liberation day.” His energy seems...
by design | Feb 3, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Water By Joe Rector This past Sunday, our minister gave the second in a series on the book of John. She discussed the significance of water for Christians and the many things for which it is a symbol. Of course, baptism is the most obvious one. After church, I began...
by design | Feb 3, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘Lost weekends’ By Tom Mattingly Over the years, there have been several “lost weekends” over the course of Tennessee athletics, a time when everything that could go wrong did. The recent Vanderbilt hoops weekend was one of them, two one-point losses at...
by design | Feb 3, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
Super Bowl LIX Preview By Mark Nagi Ugh. Are we really doing this again? Super Bowl LIX is coming up on Sunday, featuring the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs. Like the dynastic Patriots, the Chiefs are the darlings of the league and seem to get every break known to...
by design | Feb 2, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Adios, Acosta Jim Acosta, who made a name for himself as the obnoxious and abrasive reporter covering President Trump for CNN, has announced his departure from the network. There are those of us who remember Acosta when he worked...
