There was amazing irony Tuesday when Sen. Lamar Alexander convened a Senate hearing on COVID-19 from his home in Maryville where he’s quarantined after exposure to the virus. Three of …
COVID-19 spurs increased use of executive power
Governing by decree runs counter to the principles upon which the nation was founded. Locally, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs reluctantly bowed to Gov. Bill Lee’s statewide “Safer at Home” …
Zooming into a post-pandemic world
Like most people, I’m becoming acquainted with Zoom, the free online meeting app. I haven’t yet used it professionally; I’ve just been chatting with friends. Seeing them at home is …
City, nonprofits rally to secure homeless population
How do the 350 individuals who sleep and take meals at Knox Area Rescue Ministries respond to a “safer at home” edict from state and local government? KARM is home …
It’s BYOB for NKBPA
North Knoxville Business & Professional Association is planning a virtual meeting this month. It’s “bring your own bacon” and join the group on Facebook at 8 a.m. Friday, April 10. …
Triage nurse steels herself for pandemic’s peak
Nurses are toting a heavy load in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, but fortunately for the rest of us, they’re up to the task: tough when we need them …
Coronavirus fallout puts school funding at risk in Knox County
As Knox County is preparing budgets for the fiscal year 2021, the impact of COVID-19 has added an extra element of uncertainty to what is a complex process in the …
Pandemic recalls Great Recession struggles
The only certainties are death and taxes; the COVID-19 pandemic has lent a macabre twist to that axiom.
The coronavirus has certainly hastened death for thousands worldwide with no end to …