AltWeeklies Wire
Drunken Mumbo Jumbonew
Tennessee's liquor laws are weird, confusing, and frustrating. Is it time for a rewrite?
Metro Pulse |
Cari Wade Gervin |
09-17-2014 |
Policy Issues
"Fuck 'em early and fuck 'em often." — The Case Against Pilot Flying Jnew
The affidavit released in the wake of last week's FBI raid of Pilot Flying J headquarters reveals the ins and outs of a rebate scheme that allegedly defrauded trucking companies to the likely tune of millions of dollars.
Metro Pulse |
Cari Wade Gervin |
04-25-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Reform Schoolnew
Tennessee is quickly becoming a laboratory for education reform. Are school vouchers the next big experiment?
Metro Pulse |
Cari Wade Gervin |
02-25-2013 |
Education
Leaving the Projects Behindnew
As Knoxville begins tearing down an infamous public housing complex, current residents wonder if they'll really be part of the renewal.
Metro Pulse |
Amien Essif and Daniel Snider |
08-17-2012 |
Housing & Development
How Gay Is Knoxville, Really?new
Knoxville's ranking as America's eighth "gayest" city may be more optimistic than realistic.
Metro Pulse |
Mike Gibson |
06-26-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: Gay in Knoxville, Gayest Cities
Young and Sick: The New Face of Kidney Cancer?new
I'm 34. I have cancer. The same kind of cancer that killed my dad.
Metro Pulse |
Cari Wade Gervin |
03-22-2012 |
Health
17,000 Species — and Countingnew
A project to identify every living thing in the Great Smoky Mountains has a lot to show for its first decade of work. But where does it go from here?
Metro Pulse |
Jesse Fox Mayshark |
11-22-2011 |
Environment
Is the Apocalypse Coming? Is it Something We Did?new
We talk to religious leaders and find out if God is unleashing His wrath upon us.
Metro Pulse |
Cari Wade Gervin |
07-06-2011 |
Religion
Frank Talknew
AltWeeklies Award - Column-Political
Metro Pulse |
Frank Cagle |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
The New Atomic Agenew
Nuclear power is making a comeback, and the Tennessee Valley Authority hopes to lead the way with its first new reactors in 30 years. But can it really solve our energy problems?
Metro Pulse |
Rikki Hall |
12-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Death Sentencenew
TennCare replaced Medicaid in Tennessee in 1994, but since Nov. 2004, over 191,000 enrollees have been terminated from the program in the name of "reform" -- many are either uninsurable or unable to afford insurance elsewhere.
Metro Pulse |
Leslie Wylie |
03-13-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
