VOL. 45 | NO. 12 | Friday, March 19, 2021
Fulkerson, Vol teammates look for better run in NCAA
John Fulkerson sat alone on the scorer’s table, right hand covering his reddened eyes, left hand gripping a Gatorade towel and a basketball tucked under his forearm.
JOE ROGERS: MY TAKE
Tennessee lawmakers, for all their zeal to create official state whatevers, have somehow neglected an obvious category: A state musical instrument.
NEWSMAKERS
Alan Icenhour has been named deputy for operations at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
AUTO RACING
Music City Grand Prix part of plan to tweak city’s brand, lure more international tourists
Josef Newgarden has a very simple explanation for why Nashville seemingly has become the center of the motor sports universe.
The Music City Grand Prix will be unique in that the course will feature a 600-yard straightaway across the Korean Veterans Memorial Bridge and roughly 80 feet above the Cumberland River. That’s never been done in a grand prix race.
BRIEFS
Amazon and the Haslam family have committed to donate a combined $1.5 million to support an endowed professorship at the University of Tennessee’s business school in Knoxville.
BEHIND THE WHEEL
Selling a car privately has long been a way for people to potentially get more money for their vehicle compared to trading it in to a dealership. But it’s always been a laborious process.
PERSONAL FINANCE
Many people want to remain in their homes after they retire rather than move to a senior living facility or community. Unfortunately, most homes aren’t set up to help us age safely and affordably.
BUSINESS BOOK REVIEW
For the last year in particular, you’ve been doing your best. You’ve been holding things together, taking care of customers and clients as much as possible, cheering on your team, keeping the bills paid and waiting for things to improve.
CAREER CORNER
Many of us are champing at the bit for the COVID vaccine. It feels like a ticket to freedom.
MILLENNIAL MONEY
Sean McAuliffe’s business, International Key Supply, suffered financially when the pandemic began. So he set out to cut operating costs for the New York-based distribution company. He canceled a few services, and for more important ones, he contacted the providers to request deferred or lowered bills.