This week when Sandra Clark and I talked about what I was going to write in this column, I told her I planned to apologize to Daniel Watson.
She laughed.
Turns out, …
Daniel Watson: I was wrong about you
Gunpowder Mary: The (nearly) forgotten hero of Kings Mountain
One thing I’m learning from my newfound interest in genealogy is that women disappear. It’s not that I didn’t already know this, but the point got driven home (again) recently …
Russell Bean: The perils of genealogy
Upon learning that I was getting interested in genealogy, a friend warned me that I’d likely find it an unsettling experience: “If you are not expecting to find incestuous cousins, …
Officers call for release of tapes
Three police officers involved in this week’s fatal shooting at Austin-East are calling for immediate release of unedited tapes from officers’ body cameras.
Through attorney Don Bosch, KPD Lt. Stanley Cash, …
Details scant in neo-Nazi’s gunshot death
The Nazi death head crawling up the late Craig Spaulding’s neck said it all.
Not that he was shy about announcing himself as a proselytizing racist; but the skull and swastika …
Owning the Libs: A strategy for success?
Last year, the Knox County Republican Party dodged a big hairy bullet.
Its name was Matt Gaetz.
The local political geniuses had booked the Florida Man as guest speaker for the annual …
Do city voters really want this?
City voters should watch the video of Monday’s county commission meeting and think about what we’re going to get if the local Republican Party succeeds in its push to take …
Zenobia Dobson: Still fighting to keep kids safe
Zenobia was a warrior queen, one of the most powerful women in ancient history.
Her Knoxville namesake didn’t aspire to battle her way through life or wear a crown, but as …