Betty Bean, Author at Knox TN Today

The War on Woke

Posted by Betty Bean | Oct 12, 2023 | Archives, Betty Bean | 0

Definition of Woke: An adjective derived from African-American Vernacular English meaning “alert...

What’s driving GOP plan to forgo federal funds for education?

Posted by Betty Bean | Oct 5, 2023 | Archives, Betty Bean | 0

When Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, an ambitious guy who wants to be governor, first...

Latter-day carpetbaggers are here to save the children

Posted by Betty Bean | Sep 28, 2023 | Archives, Betty Bean | 0

I’ve rarely been so happy about action of Knox County Commission as I was this week when the...

Can Johnson do what Bredesen couldn’t?

Posted by Betty Bean | Sep 21, 2023 | Archives, Betty Bean | 0

In 2018, Marsha Blackburn beat Phil Bredesen 1,227,483 to 985,450. Republicans predict an even more lopsided outcome in 2024. Because how can a Knoxville schoolteacher who’s never been elected to anything but a House seat in the...

The night Jimmy Buffett played the Strip

Posted by Betty Bean | Sep 14, 2023 | Archives, Betty Bean | 0

When the sad news of Jimmy Buffett’s death hit on Labor Day weekend, it sent a lot of us spiraling...

Author: Betty Bean

The War on Woke

What’s driving GOP plan to forgo federal funds for education?

Latter-day carpetbaggers are here to save the children

Can Johnson do what Bredesen couldn’t?

The night Jimmy Buffett played the Strip

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