by design | Dec 1, 2024 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Our state’s Granville has Mayberry, Lucy and Christmas A Day Away By Mike Steely The little town of Granville, Tennessee, can be found on the Cumberland River northwest of Cookeville and might be a great place to visit, especially during the Christmas season. You...
by design | Nov 25, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘There’s no hero like the first hero’ By Tom Mattingly There’s no hero like the first hero, the saying goes. The passage of time cannot erase the memories that begin at a young age and continue across the years. Throughout the years, schoolboy football...
by design | Nov 25, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
The Broken College Football Playoff System By Mark Nagi As Americans, we take great pride in our achievements. We sent men to the moon and brought them back safely. We ended the Cold War. We developed vaccines and medicines which have saved millions of lives around...
by design | Nov 25, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Giving Thanks Anyone who has the power to make you believe in absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices. Voltaire By Dr. Jim Ferguson Perhaps because Thanksgiving occurs late this year, I am better organized. The holiday season is crunch time for...
by design | Nov 25, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Take a hike By Joe Rector I am a child of the television era. I remember the old days when we had a box television that was the approximate weight of a refrigerator. With a special antenna, viewers could receive three channels; Daddy refused to make such an...
by design | Nov 25, 2024 | Black, Columnist
National Popular Vote Compact By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The left hates the Electoral College. An MSNBC commentator said that it is “just a wildly dangerous institution that undermines democracy but also creates all manner of Rube...
