As a society, we seem to be puzzled over so many things. For instance, in basketball, who was better: Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant or Lebron James? In football, is Tom Brady really a better quarterback than Peyton Manning or Aaron Rodgers? Is it really about global warming, climate change, or is Joe the meteorologist just a bad forecaster? We have the imponderables, such as who’s ... (click for more)

As the Israelites approached the Promised Land, God told Moses that his death was drawing near and to call his successor, Joshua, to the tent of meeting. Deuteronomy 31:19 records God telling the two of them, " Now therefore, write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the sons of Israel; put it on their lips, so that this song may be a witness for Me against the sons of Israel.” ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority board on Monday gave approval for construction of an approximately 520-space economy parking lot with shuttle service to the terminal. For the first time in more than six years, the board also passed a parking rate adjustment that officials said more closely aligns with comparable airports in neighboring cities. “The Chattanooga ... (click for more)

Senator Lamar Alexander announced Monday he will not seek re-election in 2020. Afterward, Governor Bill Haslam said he would seriously consider seeking the seat. Senator Alexander, 78, said, " I will not be a candidate for re-election to the United States Senate in 2020. The people of Tennessee have been very generous, electing me to serve more combined years as Governor and ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority and County Commissioner Tim Boyd want to build a sewage treatment plant in my backyard. I bought my house in Ooltewah in 1994, raised my children here and worked hard to pay it off. My home has been my small piece of the American Dream. Now, the WWTA and Commissioner Boyd want to reward my hard work by taking away about ... (click for more)

For a great part of my life that I spent with my family at the former Chattanooga News-Free Press, we were in a lockjaw fight with the family who owned the Chattanooga Times. Up until the 1970s the two newspapers existed under the same roof, splitting expenses, but that got sour when the Times had a lot more “expenses” than we were duty-bound to share. So then my grandfather ... (click for more)