Upon learning that I was getting interested in genealogy, a friend warned me that I’d likely find it an unsettling experience: “If you are not expecting to find incestuous cousins, …
Officers call for release of tapes
Three police officers involved in this week’s fatal shooting at Austin-East are calling for immediate release of unedited tapes from officers’ body cameras.
Through attorney Don Bosch, KPD Lt. Stanley Cash, …
Details scant in neo-Nazi’s gunshot death
The Nazi death head crawling up the late Craig Spaulding’s neck said it all.
Not that he was shy about announcing himself as a proselytizing racist; but the skull and swastika …
Owning the Libs: A strategy for success?
Last year, the Knox County Republican Party dodged a big hairy bullet.
Its name was Matt Gaetz.
The local political geniuses had booked the Florida Man as guest speaker for the annual …
Do city voters really want this?
City voters should watch the video of Monday’s county commission meeting and think about what we’re going to get if the local Republican Party succeeds in its push to take …
Zenobia Dobson: Still fighting to keep kids safe
Zenobia was a warrior queen, one of the most powerful women in ancient history.
Her Knoxville namesake didn’t aspire to battle her way through life or wear a crown, but as …
GOP takeover of city council unlikely
A week or so ago, Sandra Clark allowed as how she was once as young and brash as the new chair of the Knox County Republican Party and she appealed …
Does Glenn Jacobs have a Twitter problem?
We used to read unattributed comments about Donald Trump’s staff wishing he’d stay off social media because they kept having to clean up behind him. They were never able to …