Month: February 2021

  • A few thoughts on Frank Cagle

    A few thoughts on Frank Cagle

    Travis Dorman of the News Sentinel wrote an excellent obituary on the life of Frank Cagle. Here are a few less eloquent thoughts from the years I worked with him. Frank Cagle leaves a big footprint in Tennessee journalism. As a journalist, he honed his skills at small town newspapers in Alabama and intimately knew…

  • Sunshine Week approaches

    Sunshine Week approaches

    Sunshine Week is March 14-20 which highlights and celebrates access to public information and open government. The best source of information on public records and public access in Tennessee is the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government (typically just called “TCOG”). Sunshine Week is a project of the News Leaders Association. There are a lot of…