Political campaigns seem to last forever anymore, but the county primary is finally heading into the home stretch. On May 1, we’ll get an answer to the question Sandra Clark …
New candidate could muck up 13th district House race
First-time candidate Zachary Houk is unlikely to win a seat in the state House of Representatives, but his candidacy is sure to shake up the 13th district, where incumbent Republican …
Thoughts and prayers and free funerals for all
For most of us, Marjory Stoneman Douglas is the high school in Parkland, Florida, where 17 humans were murdered on Valentine’s Day. Many more were wounded. It is, by some …
Habitat wins final round of neighborhood battle
Habitat for Humanity has won a two-year battle with the Oakwood Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association and is free to start construction on a house at E. 431 Springdale Avenue.
City Council …
House Mountain love story: How a hike changed lives
On a fine December day in 2015, Ann Curry hiked up House Mountain to do some thinking.
She was a few minutes ahead of Bill Gurley, who had the same plan …
Echoes of the past: Why Rose marched
Last summer, Rosemarie Baechtel was stunned when she heard what the white nationalist marchers in Charlottesville were chanting:
“Blood and soil – blut und boden,” she said with undisguised disgust. “They …
Pastors ‘open it up!’ to house homeless on cold nights
It was nearly 8:30 and some of the guests in the gym-turned-dormitory at Eternal Life Harvest Center were starting to turn down the covers on their beds. Homeless guys like …
Church offers hope to homeless: Stories behind the faces
Brady and his uncle Russell (last names withheld) rolled into Knoxville on a Greyhound bus shortly after 3 a.m. last September looking for a better life. They collected their bags …