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Johnson City Press (Sept. 19, 2018) — A report released by a nonpartisan think tank said rural Tennesseans are not reaping the educational, health and economic benefits of the internet. A [...]

The Commercial Appeal (Dec. 10, 2018) — After the Civil War and the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, the formerly enslaved people wanted mainly two things: land, and access to the [...]

Kingsport Times-News (Aug. 29, 2018) — We are by nature political beings, yet Tennessee ranks at the bottom in voting and voter registration, concerned citizens were told Tuesday at a [...]

The Tennessean (Aug. 27, 2018) — Ranked second to last in the nation for voter turnout and nearly as bad in voter registration, Tennessee is faced with a problem: Getting residents to the [...]

The Commercial Appeal (Aug. 16, 2018) – Can a society legitimately consider itself advanced when children are being raised in housing that costs so much they don’t get adequate food or [...]

The Tennessean (July 8, 2018) – A key pillar of the American Dream is increasingly out of reach in Tennessee as housing costs swell and residents face a greater shortage of affordable [...]

THE TENNESSEAN (July 20, 2018) –  Here is an important takeaway from the infamous July 16 Helsinki, Finland, press conference between U.S. President Donald Trump  and his Russian [...]

JOHNSON CITY PRESS (July 13, 2018) – Tennessee ranks 50th in the nation in average monthly electricity consumption per household, according to a ThinkTennessee study. Families in Tennessee [...]

NASHVILLE BUSINESS JOURNAL (July 10, 2018) – Tennessee is no longer among the top 10 states for business, according to a recent analysis by CNBC. The Volunteer State ranked No. 13 on [...]

THE STAR GAZETTE (July 8, 2018) – “An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people.” No, Thomas Jefferson did not write that, and no records exist [...]