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Editorials February 26, 2008
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Under the Gold Dome
      Midpoint of the Session - Feb. 20 was the 20th day and the midpoint of the session. Two of the most important bills adopted so far are: HB 989, the Supplemental Budget, which is a revised spending plan for the current fiscal year that ends June 30; HR 1022, a comprehensive statewide water plan,
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I do still miss Red Skelton
      I received an email some time ago that I probably passed along to most folks on my contact list. Stumbled across it on my computer and decided to pass it along here. It doesn't matter if a kid in Arizona wrote it as the email claimed or not, I just hope it bristles the hair on your neck as it doe...
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Big squeeze headed this way
      Don't look now, but the scientific community is back with yet another worst case scenario. This one doesn't bode well for anything that can't outrun 16 feet of pure muscle. According to some scientists, the Burmese python may be moving into a neighborhood near you.
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The birds don't know it not spring, yet
      The calendar says spring is still a month off. The birds who populate my trees didn't get the memo. A few recent warm days had them out and about like crazy, squawking, shouting and acting as rowdy as teenagers on spring break.
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Thoughts on taking Tennessee
      Every once in a while, a crisis comes along that tells you everything you need to know about the character and courage of our elected leaders.
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