For the last quarter century, Scott Wilson's summer vacation was long on the heat and short on the time off.

Over the last year and a half, we used the word "unprecedented" more than it's probably ever been used.

Lupina Haney's highly regarded artwork reflects a blend of influences; the geometric majesty of urban cityscapes and the misty magnetism of Appalachian forests.

What's the best insurance policy for our city's growth? Any city's growth? Any county's growth? Any state's or country's growth?

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.

We can appreciate Hamilton County Commissioner David Sharpe's desire to reallocate county money that currently pays for 27 school resource officers (SROs) to fund security officers for each of the district's 79 schools.

A newly released Vanderbilt University survey of 1,000 registered voters in Tennessee has found that Republicans and Democrats have different opinions.

Is Chattanooga losing its religious groove?

President Joe Biden supports a ban on assault weapons like the one that has been in place in California since 1989.

All politicians appreciate the power of a symbol, a slogan or a mantra.

As Americans, we are pleased to call ourselves one of the world's oldest democracies. We are actually one of the world's newest.

It's easy to sympathize with the liberal desire to bury the Senate filibuster forever.

Cover-ups of sexual misconduct, allegations of racism and intimidation of those who wish to speak their minds but can't for fear of losing their jobs. It sounds like the dysfunctional ways of the world, doesn't it?

"It's past time for America to discard the left-wing myth of systemic racism," former Vice President Mike Pence said on a recent visit to New Hampshire.