One of the legendary professors

One of the legendary professors By Tom Mattingly Sometimes the names of people you’ve admired greatly over the years pop into your head for no specific reason. That was the case with Jimmy Walls, James Gray Walls, Sr., officially, the professor who taught the...

Much Has Changed Since ‘Andy Of Mayberry Days’

Much Has Changed Since ‘Andy Of Mayberry Days’ By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Last week I wrote about how so many things had changed since I grew up in “Andy of Mayberry Days” in the 50s and early 60s. A few of the many examples I gave were that families...

Random Thoughts

Random Thoughts By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com   How can law enforcement find the Long Island serial killer but can’t find who leaked the Supreme Court’s opinion on abortion or who left the cocaine at the White House? Remember when...

Revisiting our area ghost towns, I

A Day Away By Mike Steely My fascination with ghost towns goes back to my childhood and growing up along the Tennessee and Kentucky border where there were many abandoned coal mining towns. I remember visiting places like Morley, Pruden and Habersham shortly after...

Mopery or felony

If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words. Philip K. Dick By Dr. Jim Ferguson   I realize it’s challenging to discern the truth these days. Some might even argue, “What difference at this point does it make?”...