Fri
Oct 31 2008
04:13 pm
By: Paul Witt
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Discussing:
- Tennessee: great for business, not so great place to live (1 reply)
- Marsha & China (4 replies)
- AI bubble burst? (2 replies)
- Tennessee paying $637 million over 5 years for voucher software program (2 replies)
- UT paying $2 million to fired professor? (2 replies)
- A bear in Alcoa (1 reply)
- Here are some good Presidents (1 reply)
- Alcoa Hwy construction to extend to 2030 (3 replies)
- Happy 250th, pfft (2 replies)
- Smith & Wesson noise problem (3 replies)
- Are Chat bots a waste of time? (1 reply)
- Musicians dropping out of President's Freedom Concert Series (1 reply)
TN Progressive
- Alcoa property taxes will probably not go up (BlountViews)
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
- A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
- The Meidas Touch (RoaneViews)
- Massive Security Breach Analysis (RoaneViews)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- John Cole’s Tennessee: Bridge over troublesome waters? (TN Lookout)
- US House passes bipartisan bill to make daylight saving time permanent (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee GOP gubernatorial hopefuls split on private school vouchers (TN Lookout)
- Marsha Blackburn, the $100M woman (TN Lookout)
- After 2 deadly shootings, ICE reportedly ordered to end vehicle enforcement stops (TN Lookout)
- Darline Graham, Lindsey’s sister, sworn in as his US Senate replacement (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Landon’s Lego Cart + LMU combines schools + TN Sports Hall of Fame + In memoriam: Chuck Bolus + Johnny Bruce Gann + Susan Owen ++ (Knox TN Today)
- A big month at the East Tennessee History Center (Knox TN Today)
- The Book Whisperer is a fan of Chanel Cleeton (Knox TN Today)
- Mama said… “Don’t stir the pot.” (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | July 15 (Knox TN Today)
- Young Reader’s Shelf: Ernest Hemingway’s surprising connection to children’s literature (Knox TN Today)
- Youth Scoop: Activities for all ages in Knox & area (Knox TN Today)
- Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians partners with the Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation (Knox TN Today)
- George Quarles has completed his staff at Webb School of Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
- Father-son professor duo influences next generation of engineers (Knox TN Today)
- Who were the Waylands? (Knox TN Today)
- My kingdom for a canoe (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Oak Ridge growth continues as nuclear fuel facility expansion brings 1,100 new jobs (WATE)
- East TN farmers maintain food safety protocols amid Cyclospora outbreak (WATE)
- Single mom gets restored vehicle through Campbell County nonprofit (WATE)
- Meigs County deputy injured in ambush attack, sheriff's office says (WATE)
- Claiborne County man sues sheriff's offices, THP alleging wrongful search, seizure and intimidation (WATE)
- 17-year-old facing murder charge after shooting in Grainger County (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Chattanooga to be bluegrass central in October as 3 Sisters and Bluegrass Live announce lineups - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Red Bank’s passing game may lean heavily on Jones-to-Jones connection - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Fired Incline Railway conductor’s fundraiser tops $18k as some call for its removal - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Pedestrian dies after being hit on Lee Highway - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- ICE should keep making traffic stops despite recent shootings, Trump says - AP News (US News)
- Victim of Capsized Pontoon Boat Near Alcatraz ID’d, 3 Remain Missing as Search Continues - KQED (US News)
- US stocks rise within 0.5% of their record, even as oil prices keep climbing - AP News (Business)
- Nolan Wells’ family speaks out after meeting with local Mississippi DA - NBC News (US News)
- Trump Leans Toward Expanding U.S. Military Operations in Iran - WSJ (US News)
- United earnings top estimates but airline expects $6 billion in added fuel costs - CNBC (Business)
- Former Fed Adviser Gets 38 Months in Prison for Lying to Internal Watchdog - WSJ (US News)
- Trump attorney general pick grilled at confirmation hearing - CNN (US News)
- Iran threatens to block more trade routes as US launches fresh strikes - BBC (US News)
- United Airlines is reinventing the middle seat. Here’s what it will be on its newest planes - AZ Family (Business)
- China’s trade gap is narrowing. And other surprises - The Economist (Business)
- New York's AI data center pause sparks warnings US could lose ground to China - Fox Business (US News)
- US producer prices post largest drop in 14 months; inflation risks still tilted to the upside - Reuters (Business)
- SpaceX sell-off wipes $1tn from Elon Musk’s rocket group - Financial Times (Business)
- PayPal stock soars on report of buyout proposal from Stripe, Advent - Yahoo Finance (Business)
Local Media
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
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No Palin gear required!
We realized tonight (and after not costuming) that one only needed to wear a UT orange sweatshirt with a mirrored "B" drawn on the right cheek using some light lipstick. It would have been that easy.
yeah, but!
Who can afford such expensive clothes and makeup people?
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson