Ever since the statue of Saddam Hussein was toppled from its pedestal, my e-mail’s been jammed. Hundreds of people have been asking me when I’m going to apologize.
After all, the war was over in three short weeks. Iraq has been liberated. Residents of Baghdad ran out in the streets to applaud the arrival of U.S. [...]

A few random notes from the legislature this week:
Fowler’s bad form
What was Sen. David Fowler thinking Monday night?
The Republican from Chattanooga was involved in a Senate floor debate over the level of scholarship money to award low-income students when the new lottery is put in place.
An amendment that would allow an additional $1,000 in scholarship [...]

Longtime Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union (OCAW) official Tony Mazzocchi, 76, died October 5 at his home in Washington, D.C. of pancreatic cancer.
During his 52-year tenure with OCAW, Mazzocchi held such titles as director, vice president and international executive board member of the organization. OCAW merged with the United Paperworkers International Union in [...]