Knoxville will continue to be a patch of blue in Tennessee’s bright red political landscape, despite the efforts of conservative bloggers, columnists and Republican activists to inject partisan politics into …
Walking with Ronnie
The day before Halloween, after Ronnie Collins took his morning walk, he was inspired to post a couple of before and after pictures on his Facebook page. One was taken …
Leadership Academy likely to survive after Thomas intervenes
Pressure is building for Knox County Schools to end its $800,000-per-year arrangement with UT’s Center for Educational Leadership, which is directed by former Knox County Schools Superintendent James McIntyre in …
Starting over: Tyler Harber rebuilds his life
Tyler Harber served two years in federal prison for a crime for which nobody else has ever been prosecuted. Prior to February 12, 2015, he was a political consultant, a …
School board member banned from education meeting at South-Doyle
State Rep. Eddie Smith banned school board member Jennifer Owen from a meeting with state and local educators on Thursday, leaving Owen sitting on a wall outside South-Doyle High School …
Democrats should look to the future – not rerun the past
Tennessee Democrats need a win. Some of them think their best shot to take the U.S. Senate seat Bob Corker’s giving up next year would be to draft former Governor …
District 3: Two nice people in times turned mean
The third district City Council race hasn’t gotten a lot of publicity, probably because there’s very little drama between candidates James Corcoran and Seema Singh Perez, who are running to …
School bullying: No change in 40 years
Q: How much has changed in 40 years for victims of bullying?
A: Not enough to change KCS policy
Her name’s not Jane, but that’s what I’m calling her because she’s feeling …