Nov 11th, 2008 · The long-awaited, $621 million underground Capitol Visitor Center opens to the public in three weeks. It's lush and made out of Pennsylvania sandstone, Tennessee marble and Virginia granite. It's also behind schedule and way over budget. NPR's Brian Naylor takes us on a pre-opening tour of the biggest expansion in the Capitol's history.
Nov 2nd, 2008 · When we head to the polls, we bring much more than a registration card and a sense of civic duty. We bring the experiences we've developed throughout our lives. Meet three Tennessee residents who take very different paths to the voting booth. Matt Shafer Powell reports from member station WUOT in Knoxville.
Oct 31st, 2008 · Just days before the election, a state senator in Tennessee unleashed an attack ad. The only problem, the ad attacked her opponent in the 2004 election. It was a mix-up by her media company. Republican Diane Black quickly apologized to the woman she beat four years ago.
Sep 2nd, 2008 · With oil prices soaring, Ky-Tenn Oil Inc. is digging deep to find forgotten profits, reactivating low-producing wells to eke out the last 150 barrels or so.
Jul 31st, 2008 · Rock historian Ed Ward considers Lonnie Mack, who sings soulfully and plays a mean guitar. While his career has slowed since the 1960s, he's still chugging along, writing new material from his Tennessee log cabin.
Jul 30th, 2008 · The U.S. House of Representatives issued an unprecedented apology to black Americans on Tuesday for the institution of slavery and subsequent Jim Crows laws that for years discriminated against blacks. Rep. Steve Cohen, a Democrat from Tennessee, drafted the resolution and explains its timing.
Jul 16th, 2008 · Steve Inskeep has today's Last Word in business.
Jun 6th, 2008 · Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) made a musical splash Memorial Day weekend in a performance with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra; it was later posted in a video clip on YouTube. Alexander performed a few tunes at the piano in NPR's Studio 4A.