Knoxville attorney John Valliant Jr.’s parents migrated south from Canada and wound up in Oak Ridge in 1943. His father worked on the super-secret classified Manhattan Project “and he was …
Lack of experience may be bigger obstacle than Lee expected
There is only one state office elected by all the people of Tennessee, and, oddly enough, it’s the job of running the place. As of Saturday we have Gov. Bill …
Blackburn is far right, wins anyway
State Republicans are reveling in winning a hard-fought election campaign for the U.S. Senate, but the numbers reveal cause for concern going forward.
In Tennessee, Trump country is, well, the country. …
Gordon Ball gets $250 million win
Knoxville attorney Gordon Ball filed a lawsuit against an Illinois insurance company 20 years ago and the suit has been settled this month for $250 million. And thereby hangs a …
Bredesen can’t stay Switzerland forever
Some Democrats are throwing stumbling blocks in the way of ol’ bipartisan, center right and RINO fave Phil Bredesen’s run for the U.S. Senate. He’s being included in the headcount …
Bredesen opens local field office in SoKno
Add one more to the growing list of passion projects springing up on Sevier Avenue in South Knoxville. No, it’s not another brewery or restaurant. It’s the Bredesen for Senate …
Democrats should look to the future – not rerun the past
Tennessee Democrats need a win. Some of them think their best shot to take the U.S. Senate seat Bob Corker’s giving up next year would be to draft former Governor …