A brilliantly executed stratagem to ensure bipartisanship or an unethical scheme for maintaining power despite the will -- read "votes" -- of the people?

Mark your calendar for an upcoming event that will serve a dual purpose -- that is recognizing the accomplishments of Bill Sergeant, known to many locally and perhaps even more internationally as "Mr. Rotary," and informing the general public on the history and current status of Rotary International's famed Polio Plus campaign -- a monumental but nevertheless successful ongoing effort aimed at eradicating the disease of polio throughout our planet.

Mary Louise Curd Nelson, of Knoxville, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009, at the age of 82.

Mrs. Willie "Doris" Lancaster Wilson, born Aug. 27, 1926, passed away the morning of Jan. 13, 2009, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was one of 13 children born to Willie and Annie Mae Lancaster of Corinth, Miss.

American soldiers are fighting for freedom and other causes in far-away lands, but here at home, law enforcement officers are fighting their own war -- the war on drugs.

Tennessee budget woes could force the layoffs of more than 2,000 state employees but a federal relief package for states could reduce that number, Gov. Phil Bredesen said Wednesday.

Since the new year started, both Robertsville and Jefferson middle schools have played several games, getting back in the flow of district competition.
 

Tony Dungy has retired after seven years as coach of the Indianapolis Colts, saying this was right moment.