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Position History
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Next Month's Primary Is a Golden Opportunity to Screw With Campfield
Published 02/08/2012 at 3:43 p.m.
There is an election next month, with early voting beginning Feb. 15. Did you know Stacey Campfield is on the ballot?
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Looking Forward to the Rogero Administration
Published 01/04/2012 at 12:10 p.m.
With a new year and a new city government, what lies ahead for Knoxville? Mayor Madeline Rogero’s promise to make our town greener and more livable needs to be translated into policies, and there is cause for optimism.
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Why Green Opportunities Make Good Business Sense
Published 12/07/2011 at 11:06 a.m.
Until this month, no composting facility near Nashville could accept food waste. A couple of Lipscomb University graduate students noticed this opportunity a couple years ago. Now, finished with their degrees, they have started a business, obtained permits, and built ...
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Why Rural Counties Should Tax the 1%
Published 11/16/2011 at 3:57 p.m.
Coal and timber land is often owned by small holding companies that are owned by larger corporations and institutional investors. This makes it difficult to find an actual person associated with the land, and even county property assessors are sometimes ...
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Mayor Burchett's Loose Ways
Published 10/12/2011 at 11:19 a.m.
With a new Carter Elementary now assured, County Mayor Tim Burchett deserves cheers, but only in the sense that you clap for stragglers in a charity 5k run who were just trying to prove they could finish
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Let’s Put a Stop to Redistricting Shenanigans
Published 09/14/2011 at 11:45 a.m.
Redistricting is one of the ugliest processes in our democracy. But there is a way to stop the shenanigans.
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A More Than Tolerable Choice for the 6th District State Senate Seat
Published 08/17/2011 at 1:22 p.m. 1 Comment
Gloria Johnson is the best candidate in the race, the one who can be trusted to act on behalf of people, not corporations.
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Privatizing Public Services Doesn't Work
Published 07/20/2011 at 3:45 p.m. 2 Comments
Privatization of public services has been a trend in government for a couple decades. It was hatched as a Republican concept, but because it enables graft and does little to limit legislative spending powers, it soon caught on among Democrats ...
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Construction of a Hillside Plan Everyone Can Love is Ahead
Published 06/15/2011 at 11:16 a.m.
If your primary objective is delay, local government is here to please. County government has a long history of delays and a toolshed of tricks, but recent votes have a revealed a new tool in the arsenal.
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Has the Age of Sprawl Bought the Farm?
Published 05/25/2011 at 2:26 p.m. 2 Comments
Demographic trends point toward continued population growth in Knox County, but where are the newcomers going to work and live?
