by Ralphine Major | Mar 9, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major As their two-week old baby was wheeled away to surgery, his parents pondered all that had happened. In a span of thirty minutes, Rachael and Drew Cope were told that their baby had a blockage, he was being prepped for surgery, and the results of the...
by Steve Williams | Mar 9, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams I’ve been covering high school basketball in the Knoxville area for over 40 years, and Carter High School’s Jordan Bowden is one of the most exciting players I’ve seen play the game. Bowden is a 6-4 senior who is listed on the 2014-15 Runnin Hornets...
by Mark Nagi | Mar 9, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman For only the third time in program history, the Bearden Lady Bulldogs were playing in the state tournament. And they were doing all they could to make the most of the opportunity. Bearden played in the first game of the entire tournament in Murfreesboro...
by Steve Hunley | Mar 9, 2015 | Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Senator Todd Gardenhire of Chattanooga has introduced a remarkable bill in the Tennessee General Assembly. The Gardenhire bill refers to Governor Haslam’s promise to pay for two years of college; Gardenhire proposes that those students who have to...
by design | Mar 9, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Last year Christel Lane Swasey, writing at whatiscommoncore.wordpress.com, did a series on the Top Ten Scariest People in Education Reform. Marc Tucker weighed in at #3. Who is Marc Tucker? Well for starters, he is known as the “architect of Common...
by design | Mar 9, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Last week’s Board of Education meetings brought a bit of good news for teachers, staff, and advocates of strong public schools in Knox County. For KCS teachers and classified staff, the Board unanimously approved the first reading of Board Policy...
