There are many reasons the City of Knoxville should go back to the drawing board with the proposed sale of the Candy Factory. There have been many problems with both process and participation. The problems with process are many. First it is unknown how much money the City of Knoxville has spent maintaining and repairing […]

Dear Editor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? Virginia O’Hanlon After watching the local TeeVee news tonight I got to thinking of a modern […]

Who looks out for the taxpayers of Knoxville? Two downtown Knoxville projects have serious questions that need answers. The Market Square and Worlds Fair Site projects have both been brought forward with RFPs that have confused both taxpayers and City officials. Each RFP had a two-part implementation. First the City chooses a finalist from a […]

When is a deal not a deal? When you get a “do over”. All kids know what a “do over” is. Grownups call them a mulligan. A friend of mine told me the story of “Mulligan Joe”. This golfer wanted a mulligan on every bad tee shot. The general practice is a mulligan on the […]

Adam Groves emails about this commentary (scroll down): The city of Knoxville is hard up for money, but does that justify auctioning off more than 100 guns? Check the Web site powellauction.com. You’ll find KPD-confiscated handguns and rifles set to be sold Jan. 15. What’s the background check on bidders? And how many citizens will […]

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