‘Ultimately, we are alone’

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Knoxville City Council’s Nov. 28 meeting included a resolution painful to watch and so very, very unnecessary. Newly re-elected council member Amelia Parker (yes, we’ve got her four more years) …

Slicing the PIE at Knox County Schools

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Partners in Education (PIE) has a new look.
“We would say it’s evolving,” said Adam Wilson, “We’re adding options (to support schools).”
Wilson, a former teacher who now sells real estate, is …

Burchett asks clemency for Leonard Peltier

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One Republican has joined 32 Democrats in requesting President Joe Biden to grant clemency or compassionate release for a man convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975.
Yes, it’s East …

Cause and effect

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How about a bit of music while you read. Check Joe Diffie’s Third Rock from the Sun
Cause and effect, chain of events,
All of the chaos makes perfect sense,
When we’re spinnin’ …

Moving to Dutch Valley

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A few weeks back, Tom King wrote an emergency responder profile on KPD Patrol Officer Jasmine Reed of Dutch Valley.
Dutch Valley?
The only one I knew is at the edge of …

Crenshaw to head Knox Prep charter school

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So here we go.
Akermann Marketing and PR has announced the hiring of Janet Crenshaw as the founding principal of Knoxville Preparatory School (Knox Prep), set to open to sixth grade …

‘Knoxville stands with the people of Israel’

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Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon’s statement:
Today we mourn the loss of all the innocent people killed by the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel. Women, children, young people attending a music festival, …