Today, Republican friends, I will save you $50 (or $100 or whatever the price is up to).
An esteemed GOP in the know says the 2022 Lincoln Day Dinner will be …
Saving the price of a Lincoln Day Dinner ticket
Ordinance passes to limit BZA appeals
Knox County Commission voted 6-4 on Aug. 22 to adopt Mayor Glenn Jacobs’ proposal to allow developers to “opt out” of certain appeals to the Board of Zoning Appeals and …
Commissioners to vote Monday on BZA appeals
It’s hard to know why Mayor Glenn Jacobs wants to restrict the ability of citizens to appeal certain zoning decisions to the county’s Board of Zoning Appeals. State law provided …
New website/paper in Massachusetts
Warning: This column, which I plan to write on Fridays, is about media – old, new and wildly weird. As old media fade, folks across the country are reinventing themselves …
New school in Farragut: Here comes Scotland
Not sure who negotiated the contract for Knox County to purchase land in Farragut for a new elementary school. See what you think.
(Note: The Board of Education already has approved …
Comin’ around again
Everybody found something to like in Thursday’s election. Let the spinning begin.
Republican chair Daniel Herrera is probably happy to see the “rino” Janet Testerman lose to Elaine Davis in the …
City talks ‘tax rate;’ county slows the ‘fast-track’
Like the carnival shell game, which relies on sleight of hand and fast-talking, politicians often state and reframe issues so that it’s hard for residents to keep an eye on …
Murphy leads fight to retain right to appeal development plans to BZA
Kevin Murphy and his cohorts from the Knox County Planning Alliance will be at Knox County Commission today (7/25/22) to speak against Mayor Glenn Jacobs’ proposal to fast-track certain appeals …