A group trying to sponsor Cas Walker for Sheriff was dealt a blow this week when a court ruled that he is not a valid write-in candidate. A spokesperson for the group said that although they are disappointed, they are ready to get behind another candidate, such as the old lady from the Hammer’s commercials,…
Day: April 3, 2006
Captured reporter freed
The Knoxville News Sentinel reporter who was on assignment in the Dante community of North Knoxville was finally released by her captors late last night. She was captured after a dispute with native Dante residents over the proper pronunciation of “Dante.” Gillian Karl was an English, Philosophy, and Journalism major and argued that the name…