Tennessee used to be a state with a centrist temperament, a state where in election after election voters cast ballots for moderate politicians of both political stripes - Howard Baker, Fred Thompson, Zach Wamp, Ned McWherter, Bill Frist, Al Gore, Phil Bredesen, Lamar Alexander and Bill Haslam to name a few.
The idea that Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn is accusing anyone of being "in cahoots" with anyone or "trying to create" a narrative by "cherry-picking information" is jaw-droppingly, knee-slapping funny.
Plenty of the local news of late is trumpeting some version of "pandemic easing."
In the summer of 2017, Chattanooga lost one important asset and gained another.
We cannot be lulled by our successful COVID-19 vaccines or by the fact that our coronavirus case numbers are down.
Facebook announced Friday it will no longer automatically give politicians a pass when they break the company's hate speech rules. Glory hallelujah! But it is so past time for this.
It's been a good week for polar bears.
Finally someone has said exactly what's needed about Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's shameful and cruel attack on vulnerable migrant children caught up in the middle of a senseless GOP feeding frenzy.
The headline is enticing: "When will Harriet Tubman adorn the $20 bill."
There isn't just one "big lie" with some Republicans. There are several. Especially in the South among some Republicans.
