I remember the first time somebody turned down my handshake.

Two perspectives on gas taxes.

Chattanooga's plan to create a memorial to the lives lost in The Great War had community support and, when additional bonds were necessary for design and construction, political and civic leaders fanned out across the city, advocating for a Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium.

The Tennessee Valley Authority, in partnership with EPB and Bicentennial Volunteers Inc. (a TVA retiree organization), have awarded 10 schools in the Chattanooga area with $36,000 in STEM grants.

Shocker, the Democrat-controlled House approved statehood for the District of Columbia.

The White House lowered its flag in mourning for victims at the FedEx facility.

As a social commentator, LeBron James is a helluva basketball player.

On Tuesday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, which should tamp down racism in America and reduce plywood window covering sales by leaps and bounds.

Science magazine (Nov. 2018) reported on the research work of Michael McCormick, a medieval historian, along with several distinguished archaeologists and scientists.

News last week of increased pressure from progressives on President Joe Biden to cancel student debt made me want to find the closest keg party.

Every day at about 9 a.m., Rick and Rose Coddaire grab their tools and hit the road.

For the last 30 years I've taught classes off and on at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Two columnists present opposing viewpoints about whether Justice Stephen Breyer should retire from the U.S. Supreme Court.

The concept of a monumental tribute to local men who had died in the fight "to make the world safe for democracy" led to the idea of building a "memorial" auditorium in Chattanooga. The organizing committee requested Chattanooga City Attorney Frank S. Carden draft an act authorizing the sale of $400,000 in bonds, obtained the approval of the mayor and board, and delivered the drafted resolution to the legislative delegation serving in Nashville.

Chattanooga Gas recently donated $15,000 to City Fields, a community development corporation leading efforts to revitalize Blythe Oldfield, a historic but sometimes overlooked neighborhood in Cleveland, Tennessee.

Almost everyone has heard the F. Scott Fitzgerald line, "There are no second acts in American lives."

Yes, in Tuesday's mayoral run-off, Tim Kelly won.

I wrote earlier this week about the misdirected angst over Georgia's new voting law. Some of you disagreed and said the aim was not election integrity but a political power grab.

The justifiable anger that rippled through the country over the killing of George Floyd spawned unjustifiable looting and rioting. Floyd's trial and another accidental police shooting in Minnesota have CNN hyperventilating "racial injustice."

Tim Kelly cruised to an easy win this week to become Chattanooga's 66th mayor.

"After consulting closely with our Allies and partners, with our military leaders and intelligence professionals, with our diplomats and development experts, and with Congress and the Vice President, I have concluded that: It is time to end America's longest war. It is time for American troops to come home." — President Joe Biden on Wednesday

The headlines have become commonplace.

April marks the deadliest month of the year for tornadoes in Tennessee. The April tornadoes from last year tragically resulted in multiple deaths, many injuries and significant damage to homes, vehicles and buildings across Southeast Tennessee. In the aftermath of the devastation, we saw selfless volunteerism that captures the best of what it means to be a Tennessean, and we saw communities come together and collectively rebuild.