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How independent bids are shaking up race for Tennessee governor | Analysis

How independent bids are shaking up race for Tennessee governor | Analysis

Pinkston and Hatley are the first two independent candidates to have gained significant traction in Tennessee in recent decades.
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Angela Russell has abstained from too many commission votes | Opinion

Angela Russell has abstained from too many commission votes | Opinion

Victor Ashe also writes about Knoxville's 235th birthday and Tim Burchett's defense of Trump's war of choice with Iran. Plus, notable birthdays!
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Will Christa Pike be executed? Last hope lies at US Supreme Court

Will Christa Pike be executed? Last hope lies at US Supreme Court

Christa Pike argues her death at the hands of male executioners will be unconstitutionally cruel because she was repeatedly raped as a minor.
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Was Bill Lee right to deny Christa Pike clemency? Vote now | Opinion

Was Bill Lee right to deny Christa Pike clemency? Vote now | Opinion

Gov. Bill Lee denied clemency for Christa Pike, who is scheduled for execution Sept. 30 for a 1995 murder.
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Senate made October 'National Country Music Month' as genre grows more popular

Senate made October 'National Country Music Month' as genre grows more popular

Senators Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., passed a resolution on Sept. 25 to honor the music genre nationwide.
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Governor permits Christa Pike execution: 'I am upholding the sentence'

Governor permits Christa Pike execution: 'I am upholding the sentence'

Gov. Bill Lee denied Christa Pike's plea for clemency, which highlighted her traumatic upbringing and rehabilitation in prison.
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Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

One of the youngest women sent to death row is set to be executed in Tennessee
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Tennessee abortion education groups sue over records demand

Tennessee abortion education groups sue over records demand

Two organizations that provide information about abortions say the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office demanded swaths of records.
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Why independents are shaking up Tennessee's governor race | Opinion

Why independents are shaking up Tennessee's governor race | Opinion

Independent candidate Lauren Pinkston says Tennessee voters are tired of the two-party system and want change.
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91% of respondents said spare Christa Pike from execution | Opinion

91% of respondents said spare Christa Pike from execution | Opinion

Governor Lee denied clemency for Christa Pike, who faces execution for a 1995 murder despite public support for life.
The Commercial AppealThe Commercial Appeal
Will Tennessee change clocks for daylight saving time? These states don't want to fall back

Will Tennessee change clocks for daylight saving time? These states don't want to fall back

With no action expected in Congress before November, Tennesseans and millions of Americans are expected to set their clocks back one hour again when daylight saving time ends.
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President Donald Trump traveled to Tennessee amid midterm pressure

President Donald Trump traveled to Tennessee amid midterm pressure

President Donald Trump spent around three hours in Knoxville at Neyland Stadium on Sept. 26.