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Four candidates to lead the University of Tennessee’s flagship campus presented different styles in forums this week, but some shared themes.

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  • Power Poll: TVA Should Invest in Renewables
    April 19, 2019
    Respondents want to see more wind and solar power generation and greater openness from the nation’s largest public utility.
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  • Hardin Valley Elementary School
    Precinct Profile: Knox County #62
    April 18, 2019
    The fast-growing Hardin Valley area is mostly white, mostly Republican, and one of the most affluent districts in the county.
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  • Knox Found logo
    Knox Found #26: Psychedelic Siding
    April 18, 2019
    A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
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  • Chapman’s Challenges
    April 17, 2019
    An open house in South Knoxville drew a crowd to scrutinize possible safety improvements to Chapman Highway.
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  • Education Coalition press conference
    School Squeeze
    April 17, 2019
    The Knox County Board of Education faces pressure from advocates calling for more funding, and existing revenue sources that may not provide it.
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  • Commission Conflict
    April 16, 2019
    Legal questions and angry words mark an effort to remove Commissioner Evelyn Gill from Knox County’s Joint Education Committee.
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  • Designing Candidates
    April 16, 2019
    Two mayoral candidates shared their views about architecture, urban design and the ongoing redevelopment of the city.
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  • Mayor Madeline Rogero at the State of the City address in April 2018
    Crunch Time
    April 15, 2019
    The city, county and school administrations will present budget proposals in the next few weeks. Here’s a look at the timelines and the issues to watch.
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  • Safety Building site
    Trading Places?
    April 13, 2019
    The Clayton Family Foundation is keeping its options open for the location of a new interactive science museum in Knoxville.
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  • Old map of James White Parkway Extension
    No Going Back
    April 12, 2019
    Advocates for a new South Knox highway see no chance of reviving the James White Parkway extension, but hope for a future option.
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