by design | Jun 16, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Elitist Democrats Want Billions More Tax Money For Harvard By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Everyone should now feel sorry for Harvard (wink-wink). At least the elitist Democrats and their allies in the national media seem to think so. They have been...
by design | Jun 16, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Posse Comitatus The people that are causing the problem are professional agitators. They’re insurrectionists. They’re bad people. President, Donald Trump By Dr. Jim Ferguson As I begin this essay, Los Angeles is on fire for the second time in six months. And...
by design | Jun 16, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
Thinking of John Cullum, notable character actor from Knoxville By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com From film’s Grace Moore, Mary Costa, David Keith and Quentin Tarantino, to singers Dolly Parton, Kenny Chesney and Kelsea Ballerini, and comedians Henry...
by design | Jun 16, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
They were my first By Joe Rector As much as I hate to admit it, I do check Facebook several times a day. Other platforms I avoid because I just don’t want to know too much about people or events. I don’t like Facebook, but I can keep up with birthdays and important...
by design | Jun 16, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘R-E-S-P-E-C-T’ By Tom Mattingly There is respect, and then there’s respect. “R-E-S-P-E-C-T,” as Aretha Franklin sang so many times over the years. Here’s an example. The Tennessee football team was flying home one Saturday night after a game in the late 1980s...
by design | Jun 16, 2025 | Columnist, Nagi
What a Year for Tennessee Athletics By Mark Nagi Well, it’s summertime. Maybe not officially, but when there is very little going on in terms of sports, summer has arrived. We have now hit the official end of Tennessee athletics for the 2024-2025 school year. And when...
