by David Wilkerson | Apr 25, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Tennessee is where John Scopes was famously found guilty of teaching evolution. The same state has now concluded that teachers who are not trusted to stick to the curriculum should be armed to protect their students from gun violence. The House vote was 68-28, with...
by Starlette Thomas | Mar 13, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
Tennessee GOP lawmaker Paul Sherrell wants to reinstate hangings to execute death row inmates. This cruel and unusual punishment – a historic symbol of terror and vigilante justice for African Americans – is yet another reminder that we are never too far removed from...
by Robert Parham | Mar 3, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
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by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Feb 13, 2023 | Opinion
I had the opportunity to participate in the annual All State East Senior Clinic in 2009 (my senior year of high school). It’s an audition-only event for high-caliber high school musicians from all over East Tennessee to participate in a weekend of learning challenging...
by Christa Brown and David Clohessy | Aug 6, 2020 | Opinion
Does it get any sicker than this? At a flagship megachurch of the Southern Baptist Convention, church staffer James A. Hook sexually abused a 15-year-old church girl. Hook sent the girl sexually explicit photos of her own mother – photos he had taken when he had an...
