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Cathy McCaughan deserves a great deal of credit for using online tools to spread the word about the school system in Knoxville. Michael Silence spotlighted her yesterday in his Sunday column. One of the area’s more active online warriors is West Knoxville’s Cathy McCaughan, who blogs at Domestic Psychology. With five kids, McCaughan is...
KnoxViews has the breakdown of how much of the “middle-class” is currently uninsured. The numbers for Tennessee are alarming. The report is being released during Cover the Uninsured Week (March 14-20), a campaign organized by RWJF to advocate for health coverage for all Americans. In Tennessee, median household income declined 8.2% from 2000 to...
If this doesn’t make you tear up, I don’t know what will. Covering a funeral is the least favorite part of my usually incredible job. I personally believe we have no business there. However, when a fine young man and father like Capt. Marcus Ray Alford Sr. gives his life while serving our country and my freedoms, he deserves for...
From No Silence Here: I am blessed with a number of valued colleagues. One of those is Lola Alapo, a top-notch journalist with a vibrant personality who lights up any room she enters. (Yeah, I know. What would I know about a vibrant personality? Well, I’m married to one. So, hush!) Next month, Lola...
KnoxViews tells you how you can help and that time is of the essence.
On a Monday morning, there just isn’t enough Monday coffee. Trust me on this one, campers. More than 6,000 students from this state are going to participate in National History Day on March 1. Those are really decent numbers and as we could go with the obvious quote about history repeating itself, let’s go...
Cathy writes: My Tennessee is mountains, valleys, rivers and forests. It is beautiful and filled with good people. The Tennessee that I know and I love doesn’t sort everyone by red shirts and blue shirts. My Tennessee realizes that everyone is connected and usually by family. My TN is composed of people who care...
R. Neal compares headlines from the local deadwood.