by Steve Hunley | Sep 27, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Some people have some perception of welfare; more often than not we think about some collecting benefits, pumping out children, and not working. There is a debate raging presently just how much our government spends currently on all welfare-related...
by Ray Hill | Sep 27, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill If Senator K. D. McKellar was an accomplished feudist, another son of Tennessee was at the very least as accomplished in that art: General Andrew Jackson. President Andrew Jackson carried the bullet in his body from a duel he fought until he died;...
by design | Sep 27, 2015 | Andrews, Columnist
By Dan Andrews In February of 2015, Knoxville Police Chief Rausch implemented a test of a new community crime fighting program study utilizing synthetic dna (selectadna) to help fight property crime in Knoxville. The purpose of the study was to determine if using an...
by design | Sep 21, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson What defines a human being? This is not a rhetorical question. A new hominid was recently discovered in Ethiopia and was said to have lived “alongside” Lucy, the famous hominid ancestor of humans; that is if you ascribe to the theory of evolution...
by Ralphine Major | Sep 21, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It happens this time every year. Long summer days and the blazing hot sun slowly begin to disappear. Football season has started, the Tennessee Valley Fair has already come to Knoxville, and fall festivals are filling the calendar. The signs are in...
by design | Sep 21, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher TN Task Force on Student Testing and Assessment Report Last week the TN Department of Education released the Final Report of the Tennessee Task Force on Student Testing and Assessment. The Task Force was established in the spring of 2015 by...
