The new normal

Sandra ClarkOpinion

A national drug chain runs a television ad saying as you get back to “your version of normal,” we want to help.
An interesting concept. We can customize normal. For sure, …

Inflation: The cruelest tax of all

Nick Della VolpeOpinion

Let’s face it. Everyone likes “free” stuff. But an important question is: Are there hidden costs lurking below the surface? The Titanic was said to be unsinkable. Until it met …

To thine own self, maybe don’t be so true

Betsy PickleOpinion

Talking with a friend on the phone this weekend, I was bemoaning all that was wrong with the world – including but not limited to the anti-masking/anti-vaxxing crowd, the tragic …

Ford pledges $5.6 billion investment in Memphis

Sandra ClarkOpinion

Ford Motor Company will produce electric F-series trucks and the batteries to power them at the Memphis Regional Megasite. The announcement came Monday from Gov. Bill Lee. He called it …

Schools closure reflects community divide

Sandra ClarkOpinion

Knox County Schools will be closed today (9/27) as the system prepares to enforce U.S. District Court Senior Judge Ronnie Greer’s order requiring masks for Covid mitigation in the schools. …

The case for practicing what you preach

Betsy PickleOpinion

It’s hard to live up to one’s principles sometimes, but perfection is not a natural human quality.
Just ask my attorney at Dewey, Cheatham & Howe. I believe in law and …