Myron K. Thompson

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Roseann Cattani |Myron K. Thompson

President Trump's vow the United States "will be woke no longer" during his March 4 address to a joint session of Congress continues to reverberate in California and across the country. Woke or wokeness was a target of the president's campaign during the election season and since the start of his second presidential term, Trump has rolled back federal policies and initiatives that he declared "woke."But what is woke, and what are woke policies? And how will the end of woke impact Americans?

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Roseann Cattani |Myron K. Thompson

President Trump declared that the United States "will be woke no longer" during his speech before the joint session of Congress. Woke or wokeness was a target of the president's campaign during the election season and since the start of his second presidential term, Trump has rolled back federal policies and initiatives that he declared "woke."But what is woke, and what are woke policies? And how will the end of woke impact Americans? Let's take a look. What is woke?

Jan 23, 2025 | news.yahoo.com | Tyler Whetstone |Myron K. Thompson

Knox County jail staff will not face charges in death of David Batts, who had meningitisKnox County Sheriff’s Office jail staffers working the day former Knoxville Area Transit employee David Batts died after he was detained there will not be charged, attorney Troy Jones confirmed to Knox News on Jan. 23. The Batts' family met with District Attorney Charme Allen.

Jan 17, 2025 | knoxnews.com | Myron K. Thompson

Knoxville has lots of busy streets leading to retail centers and highways crisscrossing the landscape. There are bound to be crashes. With the Knoxville mayor's vision of a complete stop in traffic-related deaths by 2040, the city is taking steps to increase safety for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. The city's Vision Zero Action Plan has identified its high injury network, which shows roads with a disproportionate number of serious crashes. Experts are working to find fixes.

Jan 15, 2025 | knoxnews.com | Myron K. Thompson

The Cold War was a turbulent time. As millions of Americans became fearful of nuclear armageddon, they prepared by building fallout shelters. The thick-walled shelters were stocked with enough food to let anyone inside ride out a radiation storm. Knoxville joined cities across America in building underground shelters after Congress in 1961 earmarked more than $169 million, which equates to $1.7 billion today. But what happened to those old shelters? Can they still be used in an attack?