If you’re planning to join a few hundred friends for dinner Aug. 20 and expecting to be inspired by a Rush Limbaugh wannabe whose most recent distinction is labeling gymnast …
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What is your formula for respect?
You’ve heard the sayings: Respect is earned, not given. Respect is for those who deserve it, not for those who demand it. Respect yourself and …
City council candidates: Baseball downtown
Early voting starts in two weeks (Aug. 11-26) for five seats (a majority) on Knoxville City Council. Election day is Tuesday, Aug. 31. The top two vote-getters from each district …
Ford NGL is the NNT (next new thing)
Get ready for the next new thing.
Who knew the Ford Motor Company had an education initiative? But why not? Everybody else does. Chris Whittle. Michael Milken. Bill Gates. It seems …
Y’all need to hush about forgiving Nathan Bedford Forrest
When the state of Tennessee executes an inmate, it is frequently over the pleas of those who say the condemned man is no longer the same person as the teenager …
Life, liberty and the pursuit of the perfect haircut
I’m seriously considering getting my hair cut and styled. This is major. I wore my hair long and straight – aside from a pixie cut in fourth grade and an …
City council candidates: Covid vaccine
(Updated with a response from Andrew Roberto)
Early voting starts in three weeks (Aug. 11-26) for five seats (a majority) on Knoxville City Council. Election day is Tuesday, Aug. 31. The …
His name was Gary Scott, and he is a hero
I can’t claim to have known him – he was a friend of a friend of my late husband’s during the late ‘60s, and since then I struggled mightily, and …