VOL. 46 | NO. 16 | Friday, April 22, 2022
And health benefits? It’s all anecdotal since none of it is FDA approved
It’s legal, it’s sold everywhere in Tennessee, but purveyors can’t tell anyone why it might help your insomnia, diabetes, anxiety or chronic pain. Federal law prohibits vendors from telling consumers why they’d actually want to buy it.
For Rep. Bryan Terry (R- Murfreesboro), medical marijuana is intensely personal. But it wasn’t always that way.
JOE ROGERS: MY TAKE
Except for the anti-vax crowd – a self-thinning Darwinian herd – it’s time for some of us to consider another COVID shot. Turns out it’s more complicated than I had hoped.
TENNESSEE TITANS
It is no secret that Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson needs a home run or two in this year’s NFL Draft, set for April 28-30 in Las Vegas.
From the great (2016, 2019) to the disastrous (2018, 2020), Titans general manager Jon Robinson has had some big pendulum swings during his six drafts. Here's a look back at how each grades:
UT SPORTS
Lady Vols’ Burrell thrilled with No.9 WNBA selection
The obvious storyline came into everyone’s mind as the pick approached: The Las Vegas native drafted by the hometown Las Vegas Aces to play in front of family and friends.
NEWSMAKERS
Jack Dongarra has won the “Nobel Prize of Computing.’’
BRIEFS
The Knoxville Center for Behavioral Medicine recently celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
BEHIND THE WHEEL
The combination of high car prices and the imminent arrival of higher interest rates can make it difficult to justify spending money on a car primarily meant for fun. But these two models can put a big smile on your face without crushing your monthly budget: the 2022 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF and the 2022 Subaru BRZ.
PERSONAL FINANCE
I thought I knew all about the information that consumer reporting agencies were collecting on me. Then I discovered The Work Number – a database that reports every paycheck I’ve received from my company, with net and gross amounts, going back to my hire date six years ago.
BUSINESS BOOK REVIEW
Your current status: “In a Relationship.” You might want to add “with work” to that.
MILLENNIAL MONEY
The pandemic upended what it meant to be a college student as newfound barriers to learning cropped up in spring 2020: In-person classes were forced online, family obligations became more pronounced and economic difficulties spread.