by design | Oct 6, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “Tell them we gave our todays for their tomorrows.” You may be surprised to learn that my favorite big city is Washington D.C. This statement usually raises some eyebrows. None the less, our national Capital is an architecturally beautiful city,...
by Steve Williams | Oct 6, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams My earliest memories of attending a University of Tennessee football game are from the era when Neyland Stadium was shaped like a horseshoe, with only bleachers in its open north end. If I remember correctly, a kid like myself, in the early 1960s,...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Oct 6, 2014 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Amendment 1 is a proposed change to the Constitution of Tennessee to add the following language to Article I: “Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of an abortion. The...
by design | Oct 6, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Led by newly instated BOE members, the Knox County Board of Education members hit the pause button on the approval of a $781,920 “International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP) proposed for Bearden Middle and West High schools. The board...
by design | Oct 6, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher After being unable to break a 4-4 tie between Mike McMillan and Doug Harris in September, the Knox County School Board’s first order of business at last Wednesday’s Regular BOE meeting was to elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman. Patti...
by Steve Hunley | Oct 5, 2014 | Archives, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Mike McMillan, in spite of repeated attacks from the Knoxville News Sentinel, Chamber of Commerce types and the establishment, is the new Chairman of the Knox County Board of Education. The new members of the board, John Fugate, Terry Hill, Patti Lou...
