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Perspectives

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Critiquing the Candidates for Knox County Schools Superintendent

In Perspectives by Joe SullivanFebruary 22, 2017leave a COMMENT

The Knox County school board’s superintendent search committee is due to decide next week on the top two or three candidates for the post from among six finalists. Those chosen …

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Rick Barnes’ Undersized UT Basketball Team Is Reminiscent of Rupp’s Runts at Kentucky a Half-Century Ago

In Perspectives by Joe SullivanFebruary 8, 2017leave a COMMENT

In prior years, when Tennessee’s football season tanked as it did this year with devastating losses to South Carolina and Vanderbilt, I could look forward to the prospect of a …

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The City Takes a First Step Toward Mixed-Use Zoning

In Perspectives by Joe SullivanJanuary 25, 2017leave a COMMENT

After a false start last year, the city appears to be on the verge of lifting what amounts to a ban on residences in commercial zones outside of downtown. A …

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The New Knox School Superintendent’s Mission: Impossible

In Perspectives by Joe SullivanDecember 7, 2016leave a COMMENT

Knox County’s search for a new school superintendent appears likely to discourage applicants who subscribe to the state’s mantra of raising student achievement on standardized tests and basing teacher evaluations …

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Health Scare: A Post-Election Rx for the Affordable Care Act

In Perspectives by Joe SullivanNovember 16, 2016leave a COMMENT

What’s most distressing to me about Donald Trump’s election is his vow to repeal the Affordable Care Act that has brought health care coverage to more than 20 million Americans …

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