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Perspectives

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Knoxville’s Affordable-Housing Crisis Is Getting Worse

In Perspectives by Joe SullivanApril 26, 2017leave a COMMENT

Melissa is a single mother of three whose telemarketing job pays a little more than the minimum wage. Last fall she felt compelled to move out of her mold-infested apartment …

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Alexander’s Health Care Bill Is a Sham

In Perspectives by Joe SullivanApril 12, 2017leave a COMMENT

Although I have often disagreed with Sen. Lamar Alexander, I’ve long respected him as a high-minded person. And I’ve admired his ability to work across the aisle to achieve bipartisan …

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Can a Jail Diversion Center Curtail Recidivism?

In Perspectives by Joe SullivanApril 5, 2017leave a COMMENT

After nearly a decade of wheel spinning, the launch of a facility to divert mentally ill and addicted offenders from jail to treatment has finally gained traction. County Commission and …

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The House Republican Health Care Bill Is Sickening

In Perspectives by Joe SullivanMarch 22, 2017leave a COMMENT

Both substantively and procedurally, the Republican health care bill that’s being railroaded through the House of Representatives is a monstrosity. Even the stark reductions in resultant insurance coverage projected by …

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Irrational Exuberance Redux? Trump’s Bull Market May Be Headed for a Fall

In Perspectives by Joe SullivanMarch 8, 2017leave a COMMENT

It’s doubtful whether Donald Trump is on his way to making America great again. But one thing that has been going great since he got elected is the stock market. …

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