Last week was a wistful one for Lamar Alexander, Tennessee’s senior U.S. senator, and former U.S. education secretary and two-term governor of Tennessee, writes editorial page editor Ted Rayburn. On Monday night, as part of an exhibit of Alexander’s papers at the Jean and Alexander Heard Library at Vanderbilt, Alexander took part in a panel of luminaries reminiscing about a pivotal moment in Tennessee history. (more)