I saw a story recently about the Sequoyah Hills house once owned by the late UT football coach Bowden Wyatt being for sale and it prompted a memory. One of …
Third-party candidates: Good or evil?
Top Democrats and Republicans and most political pundits agree, you don’t have the right to vote for your favorite candidate – unless that candidate is a Democrat or a Republican.
If …
GOP redistricting could flip U.S. House in ’22
Democrats can be happy that they won the battle for the presidency, but it will be a little while before they realize they lost the war. They are screwed for …
Election shenanigans: Predictable or perplexing?
Every election season I like to look up and read again excerpts of the most famous speech never given. It was allegedly used in a 1950 Democratic primary in the …
It’s time to retire ‘People of Color’
When the term People of Color came into general use, I found it a disturbing reminder of the “colored” segregation signs of my youth, on water fountains and public accommodations. …
Were the good ol’ days really that good?
I was sitting at breakfast the other morning talking to the margarine container. It kept saying it was butter and I couldn’t decide if I’ve been watching too much television …
Dunn reflects on legislative service
Bill Dunn took a seat in the state legislature in 1994, replacing the retiring Charlie Severance. He spent 26 years without a primary opponent, making him the longest serving House …
National media not sole source of information
When will the national media types learn that they are no longer gatekeepers? If you decide not to write a story, there are people on Facebook and Twitter who will …