by design | Apr 8, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Observations I hate writing. I love having written. Dorothy Parker By Dr. Jim Ferguson As my readers know, I have retired from my medical practice after 50 years, and now consider myself in my second career as a writer. I finally retired my medical license because it...
by design | Apr 8, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Our Gutless Politicians By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I am at a loss as to why there is virtually no pushback from Republican legislators on Biden’s quest to electrify the planet. Thus far only John Kennedy of Louisiana has...
by design | Apr 8, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
A Better Way By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The following is a column I wrote for the July 2006 edition of Chronicles Magazine. The dollar figures are much higher now, but the views expressed are even more applicable today. On April 14, the...
by design | Apr 7, 2024 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Fracas in Farragut Advance Knox, the growth plan meticulously put together to address the myriad of concerns raised by more and more people moving here and the attendant changes necessitated in terms of building infrastructure,...
by design | Apr 7, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
A Senate Tragedy: The Death of Lester Hunt By Ray Hill It is not highly unusual for political contests to bring out the absolute worst in an individual or individuals. Perhaps it is not as omnipresent as much as many cynical members of the public suspect, but...
by design | Apr 7, 2024 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Something is happening at Melton Hill Park By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Atop the hill overlooking the waterfront at Knox County’s Melton Hill Park are several pieces of new playground equipment waiting to be installed. It seems sort of lonely to...
