Saganaga Lake was so calm that I could see boulders 10 feet below the surface. The water reflected a mirror image of the clouds above as my partner, Brian, and I paddled between earth and sky. On the horizon, a forest of white pine, spruce and cedar delineated the northern shoreline, in Canada. The border…
The Tennessee General Assembly wrapped up its annual session this week, with the Republican supermajority signing off on a slate of bills codifying some of the party’s priorities on education and other issues. Lawmakers expanded the number of school vouchers. They established new state power over the Memphis-area school district, and they put in place…
Representative David Scott, a Georgia Democrat who served nearly three decades in the state’s legislature before being elected to Congress, has died, his office announced on Wednesday. He was 80. Mr. Scott represented Georgia’s 13th Congressional District for more than 20 years. During his time in Washington, he established himself as an advocate for Black…
