Sun
Sep 22 2013
08:48 pm
By: EricLykins
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Discussing:
- Alcoa Hwy construction to extend to 2030 (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)
- It's time for new blood in Congress, Barnett in - Burchett out (1 reply)
- Burning Down The House... (2 replies)
- Behind Lege Lies (1 reply)
- Peace (1 reply)
- Speak your truth, fight and believe. (1 reply)
- Large banks have too much AI data center debt? (1 reply)
- GOP misleading on federal health care funding (1 reply)
- Feds indict civil rights group (3 replies)
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)
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- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- When teens drive less, they don’t register to vote. Here’s how civic groups are adapting. (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Don’t bet your life savings on a gubernatorial debate (TN Lookout)
- Trump couldn’t send troops to the polls without approval of Congress under Dem bill (TN Lookout)
- More Americans are hungry in the face of federal cuts, rising grocery prices (TN Lookout)
- 60-day clock starts for negotiations with Iran over strait, nuclear future (TN Lookout)
- Feds seek dismissal of xAI lawsuit in Memphis and Mississippi (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Play catch with Lady Vols softball players (Knox TN Today)
- Norris Lake at Oak Grove + Beaver Creek + West Hills picnic (Knox TN Today)
- Dishing It Out: Million Dollar Spaghetti (Knox TN Today)
- Close to Home, Far from Ordinary: East Tennessee ghost stories and local legends (Knox TN Today)
- William Carder, Powell, crowned Tennessee’s Best Bagger (Knox TN Today)
- Bisky is a special resident at Zoo Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
- Dining Duo gives statistics plus two favorite pizza eats (Knox TN Today)
- Hiking with Harrington: Rich Mt. Road (Knox TN Today)
- Plant flowers like wildlife depends on it. They do! (Knox TN Today)
- 6/19 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Unmasking bright futures for pets at Mask-Fur-Ade 2026 (Knox TN Today)
- Belmont Blooms (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Pigeon Forge to honor 'military hometown heroes' with banners for America 250 (WATE)
- KFD: One injured after ceiling falls at East Knoxville home (WATE)
- SoKno Pride helps connect LGBTQ-owned businesses with new customers (WATE)
- Knoxville Weather: Pleasant night ahead of a hot and humid Father's Day (WATE)
- Sheriff identifies victim after shooting in Grainger County (WATE)
- Knox County deputy injured during ‘On Patrol: Live’ files $2.5M lawsuit against suspect (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Remember When, Chattanooga? Scenic City tradition was born ahead of nation’s bicentennial - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Community Voice: My commissioner won’t talk to me. He still gets to vote for me - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Readers respond: Dispatcher raises; Let adults use pot; Pride Month about acceptance - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Dear Abby: Widower boyfriend still acknowledges wedding anniversary - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Dow Jones Futures Fall After U.S.-Iran Talks; Nvidia, SpaceX, Micron In Focus - Investor's Business Daily (Business)
- Trump Vents Growing Frustrations With Reflecting-Pool Problems - WSJ (US News)
- 7 killed and dozens injured following series of weekend shootings in Chicago - AP News (US News)
- 3 men dead after small plane crashes near Bowie neighborhood - WTOP (US News)
- Kevin Warsh’s push to axe Fed guidance may lift US borrowing costs, investors warn - Financial Times (Business)
- Transcript: GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," June 21, 2026 - CBS News (US News)
- DACA renewal delays fuel worries Trump is quietly undermining ‘Dreamers’ - Politico (US News)
- Protect Every Animal From Cruelty? Not in 2026, Oregon Democrats Say - The New York Times (US News)
- When the Trump administration cracks down on Anthropic, who benefits? - TechCrunch (Business)
- Structural integrity now more of a concern for crews fighting multi-day Boyle Heights warehouse fire - KTLA (US News)
- America’s savings rate has plunged - The Economist (Business)
- Oil Glut Bets Are Back in Play as Crude Sinks After US-Iran Deal - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- Micron Just Crossed $1,000 a Share. Here's the Math on Where It Goes Next. - The Motley Fool (Business)
- Obama Center visitors say project symbolic of 'Black excellence,' claim scandal-free legacy while Trump ripped - Fox News (US News)
- The 'magic number' for a comfortable retirement just got bigger - USA Today (Business)
Local Media
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To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
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Hard to read
Can you tell us more about East Tennessee? I couldn't read the map.
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(in reply to Treehouse)
As I tried to zoom in I lost the ability to see detail.
What was perfectly clear, though, is that the bulk of TN's uninsured are in its four largest urban areas.
Knowing the rates of free lunch students in those areas so well, the fact that those areas also contained the highest percentages of our uninsured came as no surprise.
I had to play with it for a
I had to play with it for a while to get it to do right. Tapping to zoom on my phone was easier than clicking on the desktop for some reason. Also, clicking the population button to turn it off gave a much clearer picture. Many of the 35%+ tracts are severely rural. Sevier County as a whole surprised me. I wouldn't mess with any part of texas. There a very very few areas in TN that look like Massachusetts.