Knox Schools Budget Crisis; 17-year-old Candidate for Oak Ridge City Council

In the first segment of this week's program, Gene Patterson has a conversation with Knox County Schools Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre. They talk about the budget challenges facing the school system in the coming year and the steps being taken to deal with them.

Then, a young man from Oak Ridge talks about his run for city council. What makes his story unique is he's only 17 years old and a senior at Oak Ridge High School.

Jimmy Bouchard explains why he's running and what he offers as a candidate.

Then for a final word this week, 6 News political analyst George Korda and political columnist Frank Cagle discuss recent events in the news.