by Steve Hunley | Feb 17, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley On February 7, Knoxville City Council held the first council workshop on Recode and there were many property owners expressing their concern about the 287-page document that may replace all commercial and residential zoning in the city of Knoxville. ...
by Ray Hill | Feb 17, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Lawrence D. Tyson was a soldier, business titan, lawyer, owner of the Knoxville Sentinel, and United States senator from Tennessee. Tyson’s only previous political experience had been one term in the Tennessee House of Representatives where he had been...
by design | Feb 11, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson This is not a paid endorsement, but I’m a fan of The Teaching Company, an organization that contracts with college professors to develop university level courses, and then markets these courses to people who enjoy continuing education. In fact,...
by Joe Rector | Feb 11, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The simple truth is that the crowded field of Democratic presidential hopefuls must thin soon. Too many folks are vying for a job that requires special skills. Not everyone who declares for the presidential race possesses those skills, nor will he or she...
by Ralphine Major | Feb 11, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Do not be deceived! While temperatures climb into the 70s, we are still in the middle of February. The shortest month is often referred to as the third month of the winter season. Last week’s snow was somewhat of a tease. Though it was slick and...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Feb 11, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Being a judge sounds like a cool job, right? You get to wear that fancy robe and get to make decisions all day regarding people’s lives. Oh, and you get to bang one of those gavels, and yell, “you are out of order!” Who wouldn’t want to be a...
