Every eight years a committee is formed to consider amendments to the Knox County Charter. Next year, 2020, the 27-member Charter Review Committee will review proposed changes to the charter …
You’ve come a long way, maybe
Just how remarkable is the (soon to be) 7-2 female majority on the city council? Very, compared to other Tennessee legislative bodies. Pictured here are Amelia Parker, Janet Testerman and …
Is he lyin’ about LION?
I recently spent a few days in the state capital to attend the annual LION conference. Although the name suggests a gathering of zookeepers or big cat conservationists, it’s an …
A miserable night for Mannis and a crow feast for a columnist
Indya Kincannon strolled to victory in Knoxville’s mayoral election on Tuesday with an ease that belied the heated nature of the race in the stretch run.
For Eddie Mannis, it was …
Why Eddie Mannis will win on Nov. 5
The city’s general election is Nov. 5, and when the votes are counted Eddie Mannis will become Knoxville’s mayor-elect.
Against a different opponent for a different job, Indya Kincannon’s undisguised wonkiness …
The County of You
I’m going to give you $100,000. (You’re welcome.)
All you need to do is provide yourself the same services the Knox County government currently does under its budget, proportionately speaking, of …
But, will it play in Peoria?
This past Tuesday night, the mutually assured destruction rhetoric of Democratic presidential candidates halted briefly with an unexpected pronouncement from Andrew Yang. Yang’s very presence on the debate stage was …
Law and disorder
Clinging to a view that places you in a decided minority among your peers doesn’t make you wrong, but it should inspire you to reconsider.
That’s the position in which Knox …