Retirement

Judge Donna Scott Davenport announces retirement after lawmakers issue resolution to remove her

After lawmakers across the country announced they would like to unseat a Tennessee county judge, the Rutherford County juvenile court judge herself announced her retirement Tuesday. Known as the first …

Fri Jan 21, 2022

Trans elder says she was denied spot in assisted living facility because of her gender identity

Thanks to the ongoing onslaught of anti-trans bills Republicans are pushing across the nation, a lot of coverage surrounding trans rights centers on youth sports. While the Republican effort to …

Sun Oct 24, 2021

What's the main reason millennials give for not yet buying a home? You need just one guess

As someone with student debt—in spite of being lucky enough to work full-time, including during the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic—I know firsthand how many barriers come when you’re paying back …

Sun Sep 26, 2021

Nursing homes overdiagnose schizophrenia to get away with drugging patients, says new investigation

There are few groups more vulnerable than those living in nursing or assisted living homes, the pandemic notwithstanding. However, with the pandemic raging on, many older folks are isolated or missing …

Sun Sep 19, 2021

Essential workers worried about CDC's honor-system mask guidance, this week in the war on workers

The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union, which represents many grocery workers, is … not happy about the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions’ (CDC) new guidance that vaccinated …

Sat May 15, 2021