Update: Lynne McCoy died on January 20, 2023. Her family plans a celebration of life in the spring, a time for rebirth. Her obituary.
I found a baby crow under my …
The real McCoy: My 2022 Person of the Year
RIP, irony. You’re deader than J.R. Ewing
Irony, or something like it, died on the Knox County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page this week.
The mortal wound was delivered in a one-two punch in the form of two official …
Eddie Mannis puts Nashville in the rearview mirror
Eddie Mannis was warned ahead of time that not all of his fellow Republicans were going to be glad to see him when he got to Nashville.
That piece of news …
The day after: Has the local GOP gotten any smarter?
What do we know today about Knox County politics that we didn’t know before the midterm elections? (Earlier column here.)
Probably nothing brand spanking new, but some things are much clearer …
Paul Crilly: Before Republicans got so mean
Back when my parents were young and broke and saving every penny they could scrape together to buy a house of their own, we lived with my grandparents, which meant …
Physicians want changes to state’s abortion law
Are Tennessee women and physicians protected or exposed in recent state and federal changes in abortion law? Is there any exception for an abortion to save the life of the …
High-risk doesn’t equal expendable
I came down with Covid about a month ago after dodging it for two years. I’m in the high-risk category so I am fortunate that this year’s version is milder …
Leap of faith: Local leader heads to Harvard
Last week Drema Bowers turned 56.
Next week, she’ll move to Boston, where she has accepted a job as assistant director of student support at Harvard Divinity School. This will be the Greeneville …