Frank Cagle’s sudden death last week rocked our already thin writing team at KnoxTNToday.com. We kept up with Frank through his wife, Tracy, on Facebook, learning on Wednesday that he …
Amazon v. FedEx: When elephants fight
Amazon is buying trucks. They’ve created franchises, districts. You may have read about the huge increase in distribution centers. There are seven distribution centers in Tennessee with 1,000 employees.
When Amazon …
‘Hokey Pokey’ is Blackburn’s dance
You put your right foot in, you take your right foot out, you put your right foot in and you shake it all about. …
Tennessee’s Sen. Marsha Blackburn tried to …
Here comes the Clueless Caucus
During previous sessions of the legislature, I singled out some members of the Krazy Kaucus. This session some of them are gone: Timothy Hill, his brother Matthew, known collectively as …
General Assembly convenes under ethical cloud
Members of the General Assembly gather today for opening session and one suspects the main topic behind closed doors will be an FBI raid on Friday on legislators’ homes and …
Learning loss in a year of chaos
I don’t know if we can fully appreciate the long-term impact the past year will have on the next generation. The havoc that the pandemic has wrought on education will …
Lee uses state funds like a piggy bank
Gov. Bill Lee gets by with a little help from his friends. He passes out patronage like a Chicago alderman, especially to former legislators.
We’ll start with those on the way …
Malicious rumors spreading like covid
You say you don’t want to wear a mask. I know, you can find a dozen reasons on the internet not to do it. So, if you want to kill …