A week or so ago, Sandra Clark allowed as how she was once as young and brash as the new chair of the Knox County Republican Party and she appealed …
Does Glenn Jacobs have a Twitter problem?
We used to read unattributed comments about Donald Trump’s staff wishing he’d stay off social media because they kept having to clean up behind him. They were never able to …
The unforgettable Jesse Barr
East Tennessee lost a legend with the Feb. 26 death of Jesse Barr, 84.
Here’s his abridged version of his personal history: “Started broke, made a million. Went broke, made a …
Retailers are not the ‘bad guys’
Our first year of pandemic isolation is almost a wrap, and the shattered front door at VG’s Bakery is a pretty good symbol of what we’ve endured. (We learned about …
Cliff Rodgers: Local Republican leaves GOP
When lifelong Republican Cliff Rodgers resigned as Knox County elections administrator last spring, he said he was worn out with partisan politics. He’d held the job for nine years, pretty …
Zombie Heights: Developer makes third try for zoning
Twice before, Randy Guignard has asked Knox County Commission to let him build a subdivision on the side of a steep ridge near Fountain City. The land is bounded on …
The smartest person in the room has left the building
Reporters who covered Knox County Commission in Wanda Moody’s day didn’t have to study the agenda to know when she had something up her sleeve.
She’d look down from the dais …
Fans channeling Pat Summitt need to hush
If you want to be mad about Tennessee women’s basketball players taking a pre-game knee during the national anthem a couple of weeks ago, that’s your business. But please don’t …