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What would Howard Baker be asking about Donald Trump?

In Possum City by Joe SullivanJune 21, 2017leave a COMMENT

The late Sen. Howard Baker’s enduring question during the 1973 Senate Watergate Committee investigation is coming to the fore again: “What did the president know and when did he know …

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Bitter Medicine: Lessons Learned From Crabapples

In Possum City by Eleanor ScottMay 24, 2017leave a COMMENT

Eight years ago I received a tiny bare-rooted sapling from the Arbor Day Foundation. “Crabapple,” the tag read,  “Beneficial to birds and wildlife.” The small, sour, wild apple has a …

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Unearthing History and Restoring Habitat at Brickkilns Garden

In Possum City by Eleanor ScottApril 12, 2017leave a COMMENT

In 2014 Greta Schmoyer bought a small dilapidated house in Parkridge, the last home built by famed architect George Barber—and the place he was living in when he died. I …

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Unprecedented: the Dawn of a New World

In Possum City by Eleanor ScottFebruary 8, 2017leave a COMMENT

In early January, the thermometer read 67 degrees, 20 degrees above the average high. Daffodils poked out of the mud. The kids ran through the yard barefoot. The weather forecast …

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Swimming Upstream: Expanding Nature Conservation Efforts at Turkey Creek

In Possum City by Eleanor ScottDecember 14, 2016leave a COMMENT

The morning after election day, I took a field trip to a unique wild area in the heart of developed West Knoxville. My guide, City Council member and conservationist Mark …

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