Welcome to the “Bo Knows” Blog

Times change.
Time changes everything but knowledge. From the nation’s youngest newspaper editor (featured in national publication at 23), to the youngest cabinet level appointment in Tennessee (chief of staff for governor at 28) to the youngest vice president of the University of Tennessee at 33, to the youngest president of a world’s fair (1982 World’s Fair at 39), then those kind of titles (funny how that happens)stopped coming.  Hopefully, the wisdom continued to grow. One of the ways I’ve tried to demonstrate that wisdom (or not!) is by writing op-ed pieces.  Many of them are included here, some are local, some are statewide and some could be applied nationally….all reflect my views and you can be the judge as to whether they contain wisdom.  Enjoy.

The Last 30 Posts

• White People Welcome, Too: No Exceptions - March 26, 2013
• The Case for Sports (and a domed stadium) for Nashville - March 25, 2013
• Tech Talk: Improving web performance - January 19, 2013
• We need more purple, less red and blue - November 30, 2012
• Longtime public servant dies at 59 - October 10, 2012
• A humble introduction to music biz - August 30, 2012
• Take me out to the home game, Dad - June 17, 2012
• Metro “sugar” makes the tax medicine go down easier - June 1, 2012
• Democrats playing lethal game with guns - May 7, 2012
• State needs new emphasis on higher education - March 29, 2012
• Bobbi: Her Contagious Smile Influences a Community - February 3, 2012
• Clowns and Jokers Squeezing the Middle Ground - February 1, 2011
• Seatbelt program spreads a good idea statewide - November 8, 2010
• Low-Income Tennesseans Await Verdict on Phone Services - May 1, 2010
• Possible Way to Stop the English Only Madness - April 1, 2010
• Correct choice, right time - September 1, 2009
• Baseball’s Hall of Shame - August 1, 2009
• Women’s Final Four Could be Dream Come True - May 1, 2009
• Maybe a Tennessee“Color Purple” Coalition? - January 9, 2009
• Nashville Eye Higher Ed Feels Hit - November 1, 2008
• A New Country for the Olympics, Nashville-style - August 1, 2008
• Beware of what you ask for; Tweak don’t revise transfer of governor’s powers - June 1, 2008
• Nashville should boldly lead the way in school director search - March 1, 2008
• Put Your Mouth Where Your Money Is - June 1, 2007
• Shani’s Song - April 1, 2007
• The Gold Rules, Voters Pay - February 1, 2007
• C’mon teachers, get real - October 1, 2006
• Lightening Never Struck - July 1, 2006
• The Faces of Energy behind the Music City Center - June 1, 2006
• Brilliance+Wisdom+Trust=Health Care Solutions - June 1, 2006