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Editorial: Chamber moves boost confidence, transparency
Published 7/18/2012 at 3:00 a.m. 10 comments
The Knoxville Chamber has joined in many high-profile public debates in recent months, a welcome sign that the Knoxville business community wants to have a say in the direction of public policy.
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Editorial: Sandusky scandal shows value of open records laws
Published 7/17/2012 at 3:00 a.m. 12 comments
The Freeh Report released last week outlined in outrageous detail the long-running sexual abuse at Pennsylvania State University and the inexcusable cover-up by university officials, including legendary football coach Joe Paterno.
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Editorial: Festival or no, Scopes won't fade into history books
Published 7/16/2012 at 3:00 a.m. 21 comments
Unfortunately, there won't be a festival this year marking the anniversary of the 1925 trial of John Thomas Scopes, who was convicted of teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in a public school.
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Editorial: Region's agencies resourceful in storm response
Published 7/15/2012 at 3:00 a.m. 0 comments
The violent thunderstorms that roared into East Tennessee on July 5 left a trail of destruction and huge challenges for emergency responders and utility crews in the region.
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Editorial: Grins and Grimaces
Published 7/14/2012 at 3:00 a.m. 0 comments
A look at recent events in the news that pleased us ... and one that did not
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Editorial: Election Picks: School Board and Charter changes
Published 7/13/2012 at 3:00 a.m. 2 comments
When Knox County voters look at the ballot anytime during the early voting period that begins this morning or on Election Day, Aug. 2, they will find a few contested races, many uncontested races, ballot initiatives and judicial retention questions.
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Editorial: Endorsements: Tennessee House seats
Published 7/12/2012 at 3:00 a.m. 13 comments
There are seven contested primary races for state House of Representative seats in and around Knox County, all of them on the Republican portion of the ballot.
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Editorial: Endorsements: Overbey, Jackson in Senate, Gooch for Anderson County mayor
Published 7/11/2012 at 3:00 a.m. 26 comments
The heat wave that gripped East Tennessee for the past few weeks has subsided somewhat, but the political season is just warming up.
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Editorial: Candidates play hooky from party conventions
Published 7/10/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 6 comments
The major parties' political conventions have been a quadrennial rite of American politics since the 1830s. In smoke-filled rooms, the delegates hammered out party platforms, cut deals and, on the convention floor, sometimes after dozens of ballots, they chose presidential ...
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Editorial: Andy Griffith showed us our capacity for goodness
Published 7/9/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 1 comment
As we celebrated Independence Day last week and remembered the things that make our nation great, we had to struggle with the passing of an American legend: Andy Griffith died on July 3.
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Editorial: Shield law works for journalists and the public
Published 7/8/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 103 comments
On June 29, the lawyer representing Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett sent a subpoena to the News Sentinel seeking the newspaper's visitor logs and surveillance video, ostensibly for use in the mayor's divorce proceedings.
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Editorial: Grins and Grimaces
Published 7/7/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments
A look at recent events in the news that pleased us ... and some that did not.
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Editorial: Higgs boson breakthrough a global triumph
Published 7/6/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 5 comments
The scientific community celebrated a long-awaited discovery this week.
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Editorial: Two Commission proposals that should not fly
Published 7/5/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 15 comments
One misguided proposal floated by a Knox County commissioner dropped back to earth this week when buffeted by legal reality, and a second one by a different commissioner should not make it far off the ground.
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Editorial: Celebrating our inalienable rights
Published 7/4/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 39 comments
Today, a mostly sweltering nation — and that certainly includes the Knoxville area — will pause to celebrate its independence.
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