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When you become a preexisting condition…

In Guest Ed. by Guest ContributorJuly 5, 2017leave a COMMENT

by Heather A. Davis When you’re swallowing a pill full of radiation while sitting in a hospital room next to one of the kindest men you’ve ever met, a hospital worker …

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Arrowmont Aims for the ‘World’s Largest Square Dance’ at Smoky Mountain Hoedown

In Guest Ed. by Guest ContributorMay 16, 2017leave a COMMENT

by Brandon Bruce In 1984, Jim Haslam, founder of Pilot Travel Centers, started a program called Leadership Knoxville. The idea was to bring together local leaders for a 10-month learning …

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Investing in Arts and Culture Pays Dividends

In Guest Ed. by Guest ContributorApril 26, 2017leave a COMMENT

by Bill May Executive Director, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts I am writing this as an educator, a craftsperson, a parent, a Tennessean, and a taxpayer. As many families in our …

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The Back Door Tavern Is Brought Back From the Dead by its Congregation

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by Harry Whiteside Everyone remembers Mark Twain’s response to the news that he had died: “The report of my death was an exaggeration.” And many are familiar with the response to …

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Sandra Clark, Storied Publisher and Editor of the ‘Shopper News,’ Tackles a Sudden Career Change

In Guest Ed. by Betty BeanApril 5, 2017leave a COMMENT

On March 28, the Gannett Company laid off 31 employees across Tennessee. Nineteen of the layoffs were from newspapers in Memphis, Nashville, Murfreesboro; 12 were in Knoxville—11 from the News …

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