by design | Aug 25, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Vacation By Dr. Jim Ferguson Is the notion of a vacation irrelevant if you are retired and every day is a holiday from work? I retired from medicine after 45 years and a lifetime of meeting schedules. But now the publisher’s deadline for this weekly column is my only...
by design | Aug 25, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
The Tragic Truth on Passive Parenting By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor There is a haunting tragedy that echoes through history: it is possible to win in the world and lose at home. A pastor friend recently shared with me the story of a...
by design | Aug 25, 2025 | Columnist, McKeehan
How Contempt Works in Tennessee By Jedidah McKeehan When someone refuses to follow a court order in Tennessee, one of the tools available to address that issue is filing a motion for contempt. But what exactly does that mean, and how does it work? Being held in...
by design | Aug 25, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Coaching football By Joe Rector At the Doyle High School 50th reunion, I saw students whom I didn’t recognize after all these years. However, I did see a few football players who still had features from their teenage years. At DHS and at Karns High School, I coached...
by design | Aug 25, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Commission agenda loaded with proposals by members By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com When the Knox County Commission meets today, several commissioners have resolutions on the agenda. For example, Commissioner Kim Frazier has an ordinance to amend a...
