I never met Angel Juarbe, and by the time I learned about him right after Sept. 11, 2001, he was already dead. But I think of him every year on …
Campaign season begins anew; conversations will be different
Updated 12:31 p.m.
The city’s primary elections are over, but it’s 90 degrees outside and November seems far away. Just below the surface, however, the general election push for mayor and …
Did Rogero put her thumb on the scale?
The tough thing about writing a Friday column after a Tuesday election is finding something to say that hasn’t already been said in somebody else’s postmortem. But Friday morning’s coming …
Knox County’s most progressive officeholder moves on
Mark Stephens is a soft-spoken guy who smiles often and easily. But don’t let that fool you – there’s steel in that backbone sufficient to mold the position to which …
The lawyers Moncier: Walking separate paths together
Over the past 10 years, Adam Moncier has carved out a niche for himself in juvenile court, practicing family law away from his father’s long shadow.
“When he first came over …
Christenberry is Reward School
There was confetti and celebration at Christenberry Elementary Thursday when principal Melissa Johnson announced that Christenberry has been named a Reward School by the state Department of Education.
This is the …
Gary Bean stole your dog
To the owner of the big skinny dog that disappeared from your North Knoxville front yard where you had chained her to a picnic table:
Gary Bean stole her.
He was working …
New Math: 23 (mental health counselors) = 36?
There’s never a good time to cut back on support services for kids, but given that today’s students are under more pressure to perform than ever before, news of reductions …