by Ralphine Major | Nov 19, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com We live in America. We have so much to be thankful for as the long-awaited Thanksgiving holiday approaches once again. Too often, it is easy to take for granted the privileges we enjoy and even those we hold most dear. It...
by Joe Rector | Nov 19, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Predictions for the fate of the world are dire. According to scientists on the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the temperature will rise 2.7 degrees by 2030, and that can lead to catastrophic floods, droughts, wild fires, and food shortages...
by design | Nov 19, 2018 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore John Grisham has done it again. The words seem to flow from his brain unto paper in no time at all. He has written thirty-two novels, one work of non-fiction, a collection of stories, and six novels for young readers. I just finished his newest...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Nov 19, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Whether you realize this or not, if you have children under the age of 18 years of age, then under Tennessee law you are considered those children’s guardian. This is a different determination from having custody of a child, being someone’s...
by Mark Nagi | Nov 19, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman I was writing this column before the Missouri game, so I don’t know if the Vols won and secured a bowl game appearance, or if Missouri won and their players carried offensive coordinator (and former Tennessee head coach) Derek Dooley off the field,...
by Steve Hunley | Nov 18, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Focus carries a special remembrance of Ben Atchley, who passed away last week. It is a reminder to us all of a different time in the political landscape of Knox County of how a truly good man prospered in the turmoil of Tennessee politics. Ben...
