I’m so old that I remember when Lincoln Day was in February, as close to the first Republican president’s actual birthday as possible. This, of course, was back before Republicans …
Censoring classroom libraries: Just more teacher disrespect
It wasn’t that long ago that Knox County was showing older teachers the door. New blood was needed to cope with the Technology Age – computers and rubrics and endless …
Meet the Democrats’ secret weapon: Jack Vaughan
Knox County Democratic Party Chair Matt Shears has a reputation for punching above his weight. He took over the local party in June of 2020, and the following year he …
Another Amendment One: The right to work (for less)
Tennessee is a Right to Work state, which means that union contracts must protect all workers, not just union members. It’s an oddly-socialistic concept put into practice by hard-core capitalist …
Happy Trigger Day (and be careful what you wish for)
Yo, Tennessee Republicans: I’m going to call you Captain Ahab even though it means I’ve got to ignore the satisfying drama of seeing the former GOP Speaker of the House …
New District 90: Could Republicans get any dumber?
The above headline, by the way, is purely a rhetorical question – not a hold-my-beer challenge. So please don’t take me literally, Republican friends. We really can’t afford that. But …
James McMillan: ‘I won’t shut up’
He found it in an old shoe box in his bedroom – a pretty humble storage venue for a consent decree signed by U.S. District Court Judge Thomas W. Phillips …
Epic flooding is a feature of mountaintop removal
By Wednesday morning, the death toll had reached 37 with hundreds still missing. Deadly flash floods had washed through the hollers of Eastern Kentucky, taking with them entire families who …