I come from a family of fast walkers.

When Dr. Jonathan Waverly Bachman died on Sept. 28, 1924, the Chattanooga newspapers carried the story on their front pages and reported "Chattanooga grieved as never before."

The big political headline last week: US Rep. Liz Cheney lost her leadership position in Congress.

Can we talk? Just talk. Comfortably and uncomfortably. But thoughtfully. Truthfully.

Oh happy day!

Being disingenuous seems popular with public officials these days. Even local ones. Even some in law enforcement and in the judicial system.

You can't miss the "Help Wanted" and "Now Hiring" signs because they're everywhere.

"My cousin's friend has a friend whose father is a tanker truck driver, and he says they're telling him there won't be gasoline for three weeks. So we're going to fill up."

The question from Hamilton County Commissioner Tim Boyd to Hamilton County District Attorney General Neal Pinkston during budget hearings Wednesday was straightforward.

That, as you may recall, was the explanation attorney Joseph Hurley offered recently at a court hearing for his client, accused Capitol insurrectionist Anthony Antonio, who is facing five federal charges for his role in the attack.

Regardless of whether you agree with his agenda or not, it is now clear that President Joe Biden does not merely want to tinker with the economy or with social welfare spending. He wants to go big.

Colonial Pipeline paid the ransom.

Terrorists in the Gaza Strip - the word "terrorist" fits people who take indiscriminate aim at civilians to achieve political goals - have fired some 1,750 rockets or more at Israel since Monday.

Signs have been a part of Middle East lore dating back to biblical times. People in the region take them seriously, which is why the signs emanating from the Biden administration are having serious ramifications.

Thanks to the beneficence of the Internal Revenue Service - and the fallout from COVID-19 - we half of Americans who pay federal income taxes have been given until May 17 to file.