by design | Jun 30, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
This Is Israel’s War – Not Our War By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com President Trump, to his credit, demanded a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Both countries agreed to it. Then, the president became very angry with Israel because, as he said, “As soon as...
by design | Jun 29, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Vote no to city tax increase in November By Steve Hunley The City of Knoxville appears to have a spending problem. In order to spend even more, it must increase taxes. The last property tax hike was a whopping 40% increase. Now, Mayor Indya Kincannon is asking...
by design | Jun 29, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Gentleman From Kentucky J. C. W. Beckham By Ray Hill John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham was the first U.S. senator to be popularly elected by the people of Kentucky. Beckham was the leader of a powerful wing of the Bluegrass State’s Democratic Party and was an...
by design | Jun 23, 2025 | Black, Columnist
The Illogic of National Security Tariffs By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Imports fell 16% in April, narrowing the trade deficit to $61 billion. I guess Trump is doing high-fives since he thinks that trade deficits harm national...
by design | Jun 23, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Leading Jews Attack Netanyahu’s Wars By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com On May 27, Ehud Olmert, a former prime minister of Israel, published a column in which he wrote: “What we are doing in Gaza now is a war of devastation: indiscriminate, limitless, cruel...
by design | Jun 23, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘Often in error, but never in doubt’ By Tom Mattingly Here’s the question for today. What former Vol quarterback played linebacker in a 1963 freshman game at Kentucky (the Vol rookies lost 70-0), redshirted a year later, and then became a Vol quarterback...
