If you asked 100 random Knoxvillians to name the nicest guy in town, my money’d be on Yassin Falafel, who is trying desperately to get a message through to his …
The people of Mars Hill Cemetery
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From the beginning, Amy Mays Emert took extra care of the three nameless infants. After a while, she decided the least she could do …
The War on Woke
Definition of Woke: An adjective derived from African-American Vernacular English meaning “alert to racial prejudice and discrimination.” Beginning in the 2010s, it came to encompass a broader awareness of social …
What’s driving GOP plan to forgo federal funds for education?
When Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, an ambitious guy who wants to be governor, first started talking about not accepting federal dollars for public education, I didn’t pay much attention …
Latter-day carpetbaggers are here to save the children
I’ve rarely been so happy about action of Knox County Commission as I was this week when the commission defeated efforts by District 7 commissioner Rhonda Lee to pass an …
Can Johnson do what Bredesen couldn’t?
In 2018, Marsha Blackburn beat Phil Bredesen 1,227,483 to 985,450. Republicans predict an even more lopsided outcome in 2024.
Because how can a Knoxville schoolteacher who’s never been elected to anything …
The night Jimmy Buffett played the Strip
When the sad news of Jimmy Buffett’s death hit on Labor Day weekend, it sent a lot of us spiraling down memory lane, trying to answer the essential question for …
Why you gotta be so mean? *
Tennessee House Republican Caucus Leader Jeremy Faison’s first reaction to the news that Gloria Johnson is running for the Senate seat now occupied by Marsha Blackburn was to accuse Johnson …