Paul Schaefer: "Are the Haslams and the Ewings related?"

Chett Peebles: "We should rarely feel threatened by the homeless that roam the streets downtown."

Doyle: Thanks to all—Ms. Piper, Mr. Turczyn, and audience members—for deepening my experience of community. Thanks to each of you for helping Literary Rounds grow.

Babb: Knoxville has a long history of killing popular festivals.

Manter: Should we infer that the Public Building Authority that runs the park is feuding with someone at the opera or the city or both?

Masten: Well, it seems to me that the more a country ignores good tried-and-true principles and good morals and values, it’s no wonder that tragedies like Sandy Hook Elementary and Boston happen.

Geddes: Mr. Harper is ALL man.

Doyle: I have yet to check out the scene here in Knoxville, but after reading your article I plan to give it a shot.

Hudnall: Just wanted to thank you for the terrific essay on the “Ethnic Purity Party” by Rosemary Mary.

Flinter: However, there was one little problem. We were the only attendees.

Leopold: I write not take issue with your critique of my data selection. You are right to point out other measures could show Tennessee in a better light.

Arthur: In the April 4th issue (“We Need a Bypass,” Frank Talk), Frank Cagle argues that Republicans “rejected over $1 billion in federal funds” to show Obama “who’s boss.” That’s not the case.

Wilson: Your fake-cover ads are clever, but attention should be paid to the content of the cover story in relation to the product being advertised.

Mosley: Our state is every bit as beautiful as Georgia or the Carolinas, yet we allow a few heedless people to trash the view for everyone else.

Smith: I ask you to put your skills toward convincing me of the federal government’s constitutional authority to deny its citizens their Second Amendment rights or the right to make their own health care choices.