To politicize the loss of a child is completely out of line and serves no purpose than to call attention, in my opinion, to the ongoing struggle the Berry family has in connection with the loss of their child. It is also my understanding that the family has filed a lawsuit against the apartment complex where their daughter was murdered.

Local law enforcement made an arrest and the detainee committed suicide while in the custody of law enforcement

Local law enforcement is not a guarantee of public safety, nor does an apartment complex come with a guarantee of complete safety and security of one's person and their possessions.

I sincerely understand the horror and ongoing nightmare that the Berry family has been through and is enduring, but to put their loss into a local election is way out of line and completely beyond comprehension (do they even live around here or are they registered to vote in Knox County?)

Randy

How many times are you going to run for political offices you aren’t qualified to hold; you are so far from reality that honestly someone needs to take pity on you and try to make you realize this isn't ever going obtainable for you. The embarrassment you are bringing to yourself & your family is embarrassing to watch.

The public really feels they could more openly supportive if you would simply get a job and attempt to buy back your family's farm that you lost in your earlier political endeavors that were yet again out of league. Your fallen attempts at trying to be a political figure should be apparent to you. Knoxvillian's are not stupid and they haven't forgotten your time as Mayor.

Man up Mr.Tyree and finish your golden years doing more honorable things by your family; therefore, you might be remembered by doing something of integrity & honor and not for being a political joke.

Sheriff Jones can only hope you're up for the race in 2010! Citizen of Knox County have seen & hear enough from you!

because sure enough WE decided and WE decided that HE ain't Sheriff material.

If by "WE" you mean the 10.7% of active, registered voters who voted for Jones, then yeah. Apparently the other 214,000 or so voters voted for someone else or just weren't that interested.

But you have to hand it to East Tennessee Republicans. They are organized, and have a built-in base they can get out to vote. All the county employees, vendors, builders, their families, the congregation at Concord Baptist, etc. give them a substantial head start in every election.

The only other help Republicans need is for the media to keep it all on the down low.

Democrats, on the other hand, are like turtles herding cats to the polls. Except for Bill Young, of course. They do have Bill Young.

On any given day, the purely county precincts can out vote the purely city precincts, including the precincts which are in the city and partially in the county. Most of the folks in the county only precincts are fiscally conservative, socially conservative, 2nd amendment advocates, concerned about the quality of their children's education, and their voting prefences trend conservative/Republican.

There are many more politically active people who live in the county only areas of Knox County and they are there for a reason. County wide races ordinarilly turn on the reception the county wide candidates get in the deep north/south/west/east precincts.

Randy Tyree was not well received in the deep precincts of Knox County and most city politicians are not. However, Billy Haslam would run well across Knox County, in his tenure as mayor, he has demonstrated fiscal and social conservative practices/approaches and has not tried to annex everything in West Knox County to grab for the city's monetary woes, and has addressed problems within his government whereas the county has let them fester to flames/lawsuits/TBI-FBI investigations.

Enough about black Wednesday; its two tone Thursday now!