Joe Sullivan describes Mayor Haslam’s dilemma over the convention center’s budget drain in Insights, Barry Henderson explores the potential conflicts of interest when members of the media mix with government in Editor’s Corner, and Jack Neely sees elements of saving grace in the old-timey stuff up North in Secret History.
Clean Air Action?
Joe Tarr tells how Knox County government, following Mayor Mike Ragsdale’s lead, has decided to let the state take any action to clean up this area’s air, despite a federal EPA threat to come down hard on poor polluted Knoxville.
This Train Goes On
The Amtrak Crescent, a train of legend and lore on rails and in song, takes musician/songwriter Scott Miller and his band on an odyssey through cities and towns along the Norfolk Southern’s line from New Orleans to New York. Jack Neely went along for the ride and shares with us his observations, illustrated by photographs from Rich McCoig.