R. Neal

January 23, 2007 - President Bush, saddled with the lowest presidential job approval rating since Nixon, will deliver his State of the Union address to Congress and the American people tonight.

January 18, 2007 - As we discussed Tuesday, most Tennessean's aren't willing to raise taxes to fund education. But they are willing to fund education through the purchase of lottery tickets (which some characterize as a tax on the mathematically challenged).

January 16, 2007 - Last week we looked at Education Week's 2007 Quality Counts study and its Chance-for-Success Index, which found that Southern states lag behind the national average in a variety of measures. The study ranked Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama tied at 45th overall.

January 11, 2007 - The Associated Press reports:

January 11, 2007 - In a recent two-part series called "The Wrong Side of the Tracks" (Part 1, Part 2), the Orangeburg SC Times and Democrat takes a detailed look at South Carolina's "poverty corridor" and how the s

January 9, 2007 - In the interesting demographics department, Memphis is set to become the nation's first major metropolitan area with a black majority :

January 9, 2007 - Our friend Andy at KnoxViews has a post about the tragic and senseless murder of Helen Hill in New Orleans last week: