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Violence is as American as Apple Pie

June 18, 2022 By Tennessee Lookout Leave a Comment

This editorial is from Tennessee/Lookout In the wake of the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas,  someone desperately asked: “Why is this happening?” I was shocked by the question because to me, as a theologian, the answer is painfully obvious. American history, culture and social norms are built upon the foundational equation: […]

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Is This What Our Veterans Died For?

May 31, 2022 By Tennessee Lookout Leave a Comment

This editorial is from Tennessee/Lookout Memorial Day usually makes me a bit nostalgic, as I think about not only the men in my family who risked their lives in combat to protect America’s freedoms but about all the families who didn’t get to witness their loved ones return home. I get a little emotional as I […]

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Shakeup at TWRA after Clearcut Controversy

May 26, 2022 By Tennessee Lookout Leave a Comment

This article is from Tennessee/Lookout A shakeup inside the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has led to the abrupt terminations of key leadership staff after a months-long stretch in which the agency drew the ire of both Republican and Democrat lawmakers over plans to clearcut forests — and lost a major legal fight. No longer with TWRA […]

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Delays in Processing Disability Applications Impose ‘Significant Hardships’ in Tennessee

May 14, 2022 By Tennessee Lookout Leave a Comment

This article is from Tennessee/Lookout A longstanding backlog in the processing of disability benefits applications from people who are too sick to work has surpassed 1.1 million people nationally — a 27% increase from pre-pandemic levels two years ago and a level not seen in more than a decade. In Tennessee, the number of people waiting […]

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Normalize Abortion Conversations

May 11, 2022 By Tennessee Lookout Leave a Comment

This editorial is from Tennessee/Lookout Like many women across the U.S., I’ve been reeling from the news that broke last week about the U.S. Supreme Court’s draft decision that would reverse Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1971 ruling that legalized abortion at the federal level.  As soon as I tweeted, “Looks like the Supreme Court has […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Tennessee Health Billing Firm Accused in Court of ‘Cartel-Like’ Behavior

May 10, 2022 By Tennessee Lookout Leave a Comment

This article is from Tennessee/Lookout A Tennessee firm that pioneered the outsourcing of hospital emergency medical care now stands accused in courtrooms across the nation of scheming to turn emergency rooms into corporate profit centers through “cartel-like” behavior, including price fixing, legal intimidation, and fraud. TeamHealth’s accusers say the Knoxville-based corporation is intentionally fleecing patients, shortchanging […]

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Tennessee’s Community Oversight Boards Restricted by State Law

May 3, 2022 By Tennessee Lookout Leave a Comment

This article is from the Tennessee/Lookout. Across Tennessee police-oversight boards were created to play a role in mediating between a critical public and an often self-regulating police force.  Each of the four largest cities in Tennessee have a police-oversight board, each with their own ordinances, bylaws and inception dates. Both Chattanooga and Nashville’s police-oversight boards were […]

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Christian Charity Escapes Tennessee Lawmakers on Homeless Issues

April 29, 2022 By Tennessee Lookout Leave a Comment

This editorial is from Tennessee/Lookout On Saturday night, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs posted a tweet: “Allowing homeless people to camp on public property does not help them—it enables them and prevents them from seeking the aid and resources they need to get back on their feet.” Jacobs doubtless tweeted in response to a bill the […]

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Legislators Are Mini-Pharaohs Treating the State’s Servants Shamefully

April 28, 2022 By Tennessee Lookout Leave a Comment

This editorial is from Tennessee/Lookout As a special education advocate and former high school teacher, the mother of two sons who have attended public school, private school, and homeschool, and the wife of a high school teacher, I am a strong defender of our public school libraries. Unfortunately, it seems Speaker of the Tennessee House Cameron […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Tennessee Court Rules Educators Not Due Emotional Distress Claims after Bus Crash

April 26, 2022 By Tennessee Lookout Leave a Comment

This article is from Tennessee/Lookout Should a school bus contractor that ignored 1,000 speeding complaints against a driver who went on to cause a crash that killed six students at a tiny Chattanooga Elementary School have known educators there might well suffer “emotional distress” as a result? The Tennessee Court of Appeals says no. Durham School […]

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Trio of Law Suits against Hamilton County Sheriff Allege Violent Attacks in Silverdale

April 25, 2022 By Tennessee Lookout Leave a Comment

This article is from Tennessee/Lookout. More than a year after the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office took over a privately-run detention center, violent attacks within the facility are continuing unabated, lawsuits filed this week allege. Three former detainees at the Silverdale Detention Center filed suit Monday in U.S. District Court against Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond and […]

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Lt. Governor Urges Niceley to be ‘More Careful’ after Anti-Semitic Remark

April 20, 2022 By Tennessee Lookout Leave a Comment

This article is from Tennessee/Lookout. Lt. Gov. Randy McNally is calling on Sen. Frank Niceley to be more cautious with his verbiage after congressional candidate Morgan Ortagus lashed out at the Strawberry Plains Republican for making an anti-Semitic comment. “While I do not believe that Frank Niceley is anti-Semitic in his heart, his recent comments were […]

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Tennessee House Speaker, Other Lawmakers Testify before Grand Jury

March 30, 2022 By Tennessee Lookout Leave a Comment

This article is from Tennessee/Lookout. House Speaker Cameron Sexton said Monday he gave “factual information” to a grand jury investigating political corruption and confirmed he is not a “target” in the federal probe. Sexton was among at least five lawmakers subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury, including Republican Reps. Jason Zachary of Knoxville, Bud Hulsey […]

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Helton Subpeonaed to Appear before Federal Grand Jury In Phoenix Solutions Case

March 25, 2022 By Tennessee Lookout Leave a Comment

It wouldn’t be shocking to see indictments come up before the Legislature adjourns in late April. According to the Tennessee/Lookout, Sexton and state Rep. Esther Helton, R-East Ridge, both confirmed Thursday they are to go before the grand jury early next week. Helton told the Tennessee Lookout she believes she was ordered to show up because she […]

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Judges Strike Down State Law Allowing Warrantless Searches by Wildlife Officials

March 24, 2022 By Tennessee Lookout Leave a Comment

This story is from Tennessee/Lookout. The longstanding practice of conducting warrantless searches on private property by officers with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is unconstitutional, a three judge panel hearing a case in Benton County Circuit Court ruled Tuesday. The ruling invalidates Tennessee law that TWRA has relied on to conduct warrantless searches and surveillance on […]

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