Shipley: I think Christians know the answers to these questions and it is time we make our voice heard.

Griffin: Why should voters bother with federal primary elections when someone in Nashville can do our thinking for us?

White: I suggest that the government keep a national registry of right-wing fanatics, instead of registering guns.

Taylor: Yes, we have a vivacious neighborhood association, which we started up just a couple of years ago.

Howard: TDOT did its job: It offered three solutions and one no-build option.

Greene: Placing armed personnel in each and every school. What could be the possible objection to such a law?

Edwards: Jones took both Central Michigan and Cincinnati to conference titles and bowl championships, earning himself Big East Coach of the Year while at Cincinnati. At 44, Butch Jones is clearly a coach on the rise.

Culpepper: Unfortunately, hydraulic fracturing is exempted from federal regulations via the Halliburton Loophole, and state regulations are minimal.

Loest: An old building is like a bridge between parallel universes, it enriches the present by its accretion of experience through time.

Pennington: However, the “global domination” segment was the interesting part, since it seemed to be the best argument in support of the MPC, among those that condemn MPC.

Crinkle: Please address the recent nuisance: uneven folding of your paper.

Hardwig: Come on in, the riding’s fine!

Scott: It will happen, Jack. Just not right now. Be patient; keep spreading the vision, and keep the faith.

Shalett: As I understand it, Knoxville is going to receive a new walkway connecting the State Street parking garage to the backside of Gay Street business, landing where the escalator is now.

Kaplan: It’s my understanding that designing such an alternative plan is TDOT’s job, not that of concerned citizens who have done their duty by voicing their opinions.