by design | Aug 26, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Nicholas Jamerson to Headline September’s (Not-So) Full Moon Pickin’ Party at the Museum of Appalachia NORRIS, Tenn. – The Museum of Appalachia will host its next outdoor concert event—unofficially dubbed the (Not-So) Full Moon Pickin’ Party—on Thursday, September 19,...
by design | Aug 26, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Weather fouls Powell/Anderson County contest By Mark Nagi The first game of the season is often an uneven and sloppy affair. And we certainly saw some of that in North Knoxville as Powell hosted Anderson County. Mother Nature didn’t cooperate early, as things were...
by design | Aug 25, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Neocons Responsible For Russian-Ukraine War By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com On August 16, my wife, Vickie, and I attended a conference at the Dulles Airport Hilton just outside Washington, D.C. It was titled “A Blueprint For Peace” and was hosted by the...
by design | Aug 25, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Fire Lutnick! By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The president fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, turning her into a cause celebre. Pardon me, but that was not a very smart move. The initial job...
by design | Aug 25, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘They’re going to catch you’ By Tom Mattingly The day was Oct. 22, 1977, in the year John Majors came marching home as head football coach at the University of Tennessee. The series grew in intensity in 1969, with a 14-13 Florida win in the Gator Bowl. The...
