NEWS SENTINEL EDITORIAL BOARD

• Editorial: Tornado brings grief, hard-won knowledge Published 05/22/2013 at 3 a.m.

  By lunchtime Monday, storm spotters knew something terrible could happen.

• Editorial: Verdicts may give victims' families long-sought peace Published 05/21/2013 at 3 a.m.

  With the conviction of George Thomas last week, the six-year, seven-trial legal saga of the Christian-Newsom killings that has riveted East Tennessee has come to a close.

• Editorial: Partnership needs support to attract low-fare carriers Published 05/20/2013 at 3:15 a.m.

  A regional public-private partnership aimed at bringing sustainable low-fare airline service to McGhee Tyson Airport took off last week, fueled by $650,000 in pledges.

• Editorial: Grins and Grimaces Published 05/18/2013 at 3 a.m.

  Special game: More than 20 people with special needs got the chance to play baseball Wednesday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium against members of the University of Tennessee baseball team.

• Editorial: Ongoing disclosure about lobbyists is public necessity Published 05/17/2013 at 3 a.m.

  There are about four times as many lobbyists in Nashville as state legislators, and the amount spent on influencing the votes of lawmakers is almost twice the amount spent on the General Assembly’s operating budget — $67 million to $38 ...

• Editorial: Interim commissioner of DCS should open records on deaths Published 05/16/2013 at 3 a.m.

  Jim Henry, the interim commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, is taking some long-overdue steps to fix the broken agency. He says he is committed to giving more training to DCS investigators and case managers, which is a ...

• Editorial: Haslam deserves praise for veto of "Ag Gag' bill Published 05/15/2013 at 3 a.m.

  Gov. Bill Haslam took a principled stand Monday on the side of free speech and animal rights by vetoing the so-called “Ag Gag” bill.

• Editorial: Commission should censure Ownby after violation of law, trust Published 05/14/2013 at 3 a.m.

  The court-ordered apology issued by Knox County Commissioner Jeff Ownby on Friday was blunt. It also was long overdue.

• Editorial: Making teachers reapply for jobs is the right decision Published 05/13/2013 at 3:30 a.m.

  Knox County Schools Superintendent Jim McIntyre recently announced he would throw open all the teaching and staff jobs at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy in an effort to rescue the foundering school.

• Editorial: Internet sales tax payments bill would benefit Tennessee Published 05/12/2013 at 3 a.m.

  The U.S. Senate last week voted to restore balance to the nation’s retail market and to sales tax collections nationwide with the passage of the Marketplace Fairness Act.

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