Kamala didn’t get the questions in advance. It’s a presidential debate, of course the questions would be about abortion, the economy, inflation, immigration, and foreign affairs. Her ease with the questions isn’t her having the questions in advance, it’s her being prepared for a debate. What did Trump think he was showing up for? A […]
Banning Neon and LED Lights Could Harm City’s Economic Health
The City of East Ridge is considering an ordinance to ban all neon and LED lights from storefronts, a decision that could significantly impact local businesses. While the intent behind this ordinance may be rooted in aesthetics or environmental concerns, the potential economic repercussions warrant serious reconsideration. Neon and LED lights play a crucial role […]
Advice for politicians? Pick a Lane
This opinion is from Tennessee Lookout On Thursday, Tennessee Democratic Rep. Gloria Johnson announced she will run again for her Knoxville state House seat. Democrats and Republicans alike went wild, because she’s also running for U.S. Senate. Her announcement last week came amid debate over a proposed bill by Sen. Richard Briggs, a Knoxville Republican, that would prohibit […]
Stockard on the Stump: Closing Records – Isn’t That Convenient
This article is from Tennessee/Lookout. Tennessee’s chief open records advocate is questioning moves to keep documents secret in two high-profile cases roiling Tennessee. Deborah Fisher, executive director of the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government, contends Metro Police is off the mark in claiming the writings of Covenant School shooter Audrey Hale are exempt from the Public […]
John Cole’s Tennessee: ‘Tongue Tied’
This editorial cartoon is from John Cole and Tennessee/Lookout
Beard Relaunches Ministerial Association
The East Ridge Ministerial Association relaunched on February 23 with six area pastors from six different East Ridge churches represented at our meeting. Prior to the meeting, three pastors had notified me saying that they wanted to be part of the association but were unable to make the meeting due to other obligations. That would give […]
Silly Season
This editorial is from Tennessee/Lookout. As the 113th General Assembly gaveled into session in January, so did I begin the new year with all intentions of writing high-minded and substantive commentary on legislative bills that will make the biggest difference in the lives of ordinary Tennesseans, instead of getting pulled into the annual “shiny object” legislation […]
Citizens Deserve Access to Police Video Even When People Don’t Die
This editorial is from Tennessee/Lookout. If the video footage from the Tyre Nichols beating in Memphis tells us anything, it’s that we need to keep protecting the tools that allow public accountability for corruption. Two bills in the Legislature last year sought to reduce a citizen’s ability to view body cam or other law enforcement video […]
John Cole’s Tennessee
This John Cole editorial cartoon is from Tennessee/Lookout
Fair Criticism Does Not Equal Incivility
This editorial is from Tennessee/Lookout. In 1910, one year after leaving the presidency, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt delivered a speech at the University of Paris — better known as the Sorbonne — titled “Citizenship in a Republic.” The speech is better known as the “Man in the Arena” speech, and you may be familiar with it as one portion is […]
Know Better, Do Better: A Civil Rights Reading List
This article by Holly McCall is from Tennessee/Lookout. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated two months before my fourth birthday in 1968 and Robert Kennedy, former U.S. attorney general and Democratic presidential candidate, was assassinated the day after I turned four. I remember Kennedy’s death, although not King’s, despite that King’s occurred in Memphis, […]
John Cole’s Tennessee: In the Belly of the Beast
This editorial cartoon is from Tennessee/Lookout
Jone Cole’s Tennessee Presents: TVA’s ‘Frozen’
This editorial cartoon is from Tennessee/Lookout
The Angry Grandmother’s ‘Twelve Banned Books of Christmas’
This article is from Tennessee/Lookout. All y’all know I love to read, I always have and one of the joys of owning a bookstore was recommending books to customers of all ages. Once someone discovers the pleasure of escaping mentally with a great book, that wanting to read never goes away. This grandmother is stunned to […]
Tennessee DCS Situation Represents Abject Failure of Government, Lawmakers
This article is from Tennessee/Lookout When Tennessee Lookout reporter Anita Wadhwani first reported in August 2021 that children in custody of the state were left sleeping on the floors of state office buildings, some surrounded by mounds of clothing and dirty diapers, readers were outraged. One might think that Gov. Bill Lee, who frequently touts his […]
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