Cheers to upholding free-market principles Metro Council unwrapped Why was Cooper demoted? Recent Editorials... Metro Council unwrapped Why was Cooper demoted? Cheers to upholding free-market principles Lawmakers should pass a tougher rape bill Clear up terror alerts Recruiting for failure States will bear very real burden of the REAL ID Act War costs need an end Rules don't exactly smoke U.S. must press for talks involving North Korea Right call on flag flap Learn from security scare Ford was let off easy by registry's board Leadership on stem cells Workers' comp on course Legislature should look at all health-care perks Energy talk stays private Right call on profiling Judicial independence should be first priority Restrict specialty plates Lessons in Blair's victory States shouldn't bear Congress' responsibility Good signs on diversity Don't abandon fair tax plan Nation pays high price to feed tax-cut frenzy FROM THE EDITORS: David Green:  Readers' reaction to Dave Green's column (11/16/04) NASHVILLE EYE: Frank Ritter: Remembering Confederate Hall as dorm of my dreams (05/17/05) Bo Roberts: Mayor Bredesen's vision has only just begun to pay off downtown (05/17/05) Charles Haynes: No one wins when government gets into the prayer business (05/16/05) Dr. John Sergent: Honor new physicians who want care for all (05/14/05) Jerry Lee: CAFTA's free trade isn't free: It could cost Tennessee jobs (05/13/05) Charles Howell: Taxpayer picks up the tab for what lobbyists do to legislation (05/12/05) Anthony Sanders: You don't have to take that property assessment sitting down (05/12/05) Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett: Commander sets things straight on Tennessee Guard unit (05/11/05) Frank Ritter: When any moment feels special, please save it (05/10/05) Bovender: Nashville needs to use its unique Music City brand as a recruitment tool (05/09/05) more nashville eye...> LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Council members don't need Plexiglas shield (05/17/05) Previous Letters Even the disgraced leave loved ones behind Legislature zeroes in on important issues Schools must teach the facts, not myths more letters... >>> TENNESSEE NEWS: (updated every 30 minutes)

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