by Steve Hunley | Jan 10, 2016 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley The decision by Superintendent of Schools Jim McIntyre to announce his plans to leave office July 8, 2016, contingent upon being given a year of salary, was not necessarily the selfless act some would have us believe. The plain fact of the matter is...
by Steve Hunley | Jan 3, 2016 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley I have to apologize for the headline, but the politics involved are certainly naked. Here lately Karen Carson and Tracie Sanger, both members of the Knox County Board of Education, have been crying “politics” on the part of Law Director Richard “Bud”...
by Steve Hunley | Nov 29, 2015 | Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley The question of whether or not America should take in 10,000 Syrian refugees has caught fire with, at last count, 31 governors telling Washington their states don’t want to accept any further refugees. Considering the recent deliberate slaughter of...
by Steve Hunley | Nov 22, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley The two campaigns drawing the biggest crowds as the presidential primaries approach are still Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. The establishment in both parties is desperately trying to circle the wagons and figure out just what the heck is going on. ...
by Steve Hunley | Nov 8, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley The passing of former U. S. senator Fred Dalton Thompson last week was a sad day for Tennesseans. Few people have accomplished as much in a single lifetime as Fred Thompson – – – lawyer, actor, and politician. Senator Lamar Alexander...
by Steve Hunley | Nov 1, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Mayors Madeline Rogero and Tim Burchett deserve commendation for putting together the deal to have Regal Entertainment Group move its headquarters to downtown Knoxville. Governor Haslam deserves credit for having the state do its part as well. ...
