The Tennessean

I'm eating macaroons.

Incidentally, Wednesday's event would have been a great opportunity for Blackburn to do what she says she's been doing, talk to Tennesseans every day.

That's another good line by Stockard.

Good stuff, Sam.

In fairness, she spoke to more Tennesseans with an AI not like us ad than people are reading

Sam.

Well, based on this press conference with Champagne, she's correct.

And honestly, Ali, the only person that really felt right was Dolly.

And so I said to myself, Dolly's Tennessean.

That's what we're going to be.

Then, of course, I woke up and I realized, well, I better, you know, dream big dreams than put on your overalls, right? That's a famous quote, not my quote, but one that I use.

The Tennessee's governor's statement on Saturday did not directly reference the situation with Pike, who is currently critically ill, unconscious, and on a ventilator in a hospital following the failed execution.

In an announcement, Strata said that stepping aside was in the best interest of Tennesseans as the independent review moves forward.

Uh, he writes, "I believe this review is entirely appropriate and necessary, and I look forward to doing everything I can to help determine exactly what occurred." Lee said he accepted Strada's resignation, and the commissioner would leave his post at the end of the month.

Uh, they've also canceled all the executions for the rest of the year, so there's no chance that he will oversee another botched execution.

Uh, "Commissioner Strada has served with integrity, and I appreciate his willingness to put the interests of Tennesseans first in this difficult moment." Uh, it's according to Governor Bill Lee's statement.

Uh, if we, we get deeper into this, this is not the first time that Strada has been linked to some botched executions.

Uh, his resignation comes after questions arose about his record as a corrections official in other botched executions.

It's important to note that women have been political throughout our history, Howell said.

In fact, Tennesseans first elected a woman to public office in 1806.

Knoxvillian Elizabeth Ralston was elected state printer, responsible for printing copies of new laws passed by the General Assembly.

Ralston was the daughter of a Revolutionary War veteran and married to a man who founded Tennessee's first newspaper, the Knoxville Gazette.

A Chattanooga Democrat, Marilyn Lloyd, took office to represent the 3rd Congressional District in 1975 and went on to serve 10 terms.

She helped pass House legislation to complete TVA's Teleco Dam in Loudoun County and advocated for the Mammography Quality Standards Act, which became law in 1992.

Blackburn won her U.S. Senate seat in 2018, making her the first woman Tennesseans elected to that office.

I want to stress the importance an individual action can make participating in the civic process, Howell said.