by Steve Hunley | Mar 8, 2015 | Archives, Hunley
By Steve Hunley One of the hallmarks of Superintendent of Schools Jim McIntyre’s regime is there’s always the “next big thing” right around the corner. Unfortunately, the panacea never really seems to deliver the promised results. McIntyre’s current “next big thing”...
by Steve Hunley | Feb 15, 2015 | Archives, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Governor Bill Haslam is surprised over the defeat of his “Insure Tennessee” program inside a committee in the State Senate. I’m not the least bit surprised. Evidently the governor doesn’t talk to many people outside his own circle. The legislature is...
by Steve Hunley | Feb 8, 2015 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Senator Lamar Alexander has held just about every place of distinction a person could be honored with in a lifetime; at one time or another he has been governor of Tennessee; Secretary of Education during the administration of President Ronald Reagan,...
by Steve Hunley | Feb 8, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley President Ronald Reagan used to joke one of the funniest lines he’d heard was, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” All too often that is so true, which brings me to my point. The Knox County Board of Education is being prodded to vote to...
by Steve Hunley | Jan 25, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley In my opinion, one of the most important maxims in business is “don’t confuse your customer.” This maxim is also true for politics. However, in the case of politicians, customers are voters. So, one of the top maxims of politicians should be “don’t...
by Steve Hunley | Jan 4, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley The Knoxville City Council will consider expanding the current ban on panhandling. Currently the law prohibits panhandling that is considered overly aggressive. While that is somewhat vague, the law also restricts panhandling after dark, or near banks,...
