Scott Barker

Scott Barker is the editorial page/community voices coordinator for the News Sentinel. He may be reached at 865-342-6309 or barkers@knoxnews.com.

• Scott Barker: New community guest columnists make debut Published 10/30/2011 at 4:00 a.m. 1 comment

  In Marcel Proust's novel "Remembrance of Things Past," the narrator dips a madeleine into a cup of tea and takes a bite, releasing the flood of memories that would make up the remainder of the seven-volume masterpiece.

• Scott Barker: Apology for missed deadline Published 8/20/2011 at 6:00 p.m. 0 comments

  The term "deadline" didn't originate with newspapers — originally, it was a Civil War-era word for a line in a prison camp that a prisoner could not cross without being shot.

• Scott Barker: How the congressman stole Christmas Published 12/19/2010 at 12:00 a.m. 2 comments

  "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is one of America's favorite holiday stories. It's a tale of transformation, the story of a bitter old curmudgeon who's finally had enough of Christmas and decides to destroy it, only to discover his inner ...

• Scott Barker: Socks optional for political talk Published 12/12/2010 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments

  Former Knoxville Mayor Victor Ashe settled into an armchair in a back corner of the Starbucks on Cumberland Avenue on Tuesday, just a couple of hours after the season's first decent snowfall ended.

• Scott Barker: Ash spill must lead to cultural change at TVA Published 12/5/2010 at 12:00 a.m. 4 comments

  The very last trainload of outbound coal ash sludge left the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant last month, headed for a landfill in Alabama.

• Scott Barker: It might be too late for Midway business park alternative Published 11/28/2010 at 12:00 a.m. 18 comments

  Mike Edwards, the president and CEO of the Knoxville Chamber, was characteristically blunt last week when he labeled an idea to designate land purchased for the Midway Business Park as protected farmland as the "lamest" alternate proposal thus far.

• Scott Barker: Seems like everyone's running for mayor Published 11/21/2010 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments

  There's still time.You - yes, you with the hair still mussed from the pillow and drinking your second cup of coffee - can be Knoxville's next mayor.

• Scott Barker: Project swap: A business park for a school Published 11/14/2010 at 12:00 a.m. 9 comments

  Knox County commissioners just don't seem to know what to do with East Knox County.

• Barker: A new voice, an apology and a clarification Published 9/1/2010 at 12:00 a.m. 28 comments

  Ah, politics.It's one of the great subjects for newspapers, along with crime, punishment and sports. Oh, and cartoons.

• Barker: New feature serves up satire Published 5/30/2010 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments

  Next to this column you'll find the print debut of a feature by local humorist Scott McNutt. Snark Bites isn't your ordinary political commentary. It's satire based on local news and policy makers, a biting yet playful look at the ...

• Barker: Parole board decision offers hope against evil Published 5/16/2010 at 12:00 a.m. 3 comments

  Two weeks ago, I wrote a column about the 1982 murder of Rodney Long, a teammate of mine on the football squad at Austin Peay State University. It was the day before his killer's parole hearing, and I joined more ...

• Barker: New guide steers conversation your way Published 5/2/2010 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments

  About a decade ago, when I was in my first year as a reporter for the News Sentinel, City Editor Eric Vreeland asked me what I saw as my newspaper career's ultimate destination.

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