by design | Aug 11, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Song & Dance Man in the Senate George Murphy of California By Ray Hill The most notable actor who transitioned to politics was, of course, Ronald Reagan. Later came Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was elected governor. Before either Reagan or Schwarzenegger were...
by design | Aug 5, 2024 | Black, Columnist
If Kamala Harris is ‘middle of the road,’ what is on her left? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Nicholas Maduro was reportedly around 30 points down in the polls leading up to the election in Venezuela. After the election Maduro...
by design | Aug 5, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
Sen. Kamala Harris Was Further Left Than Bernie Sanders By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Before the media and his own party forced him out, I wrote in the July 15 issue of The Focus “whether Joe Biden or someone else is the Democrat nominee, the election...
by design | Aug 5, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘Lindsey Nelson’s finest hour’ By Tom Mattingly Hearing Todd Helton’s remarks on his induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York brought back poignant memories. In retrospect, there was another day a “Tennessee Man” had his moment in the sun there...
by design | Aug 5, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Goofy and lovable By Joe Rector I’ve been thinking about the early years of my life lately. Don’t get me wrong because I have no desire to go back to that time. Just thinking about it makes me feel the need for a nap. Still, living on the verge of young adulthood was...
by design | Aug 5, 2024 | Columnist, McKeehan
What does Boilerplate contract language mean? By Jedidiah McKeehan During your life you may have been reading a contract and had someone tell you, “Oh, you can skip over that part, that is just boilerplate language.” What does that mean exactly? If you look up where...
