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Sep 22 2013
08:48 pm
By: EricLykins
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Discussing:
- Execution failed!!! (3 replies)
- GOP Senator "deserves the obloquy" (2 replies)
- AI company going public says "existential risks to humanity" (2 replies)
- Michaela Barnett for Congress TN-02 (2 replies)
- Timing is everything (2 replies)
- Presidential protest? Deja vu? (3 replies)
- Republican midterm strategy 2026 (2 replies)
- Kerbela Development: Understanding the Appeal and What Happens Next (1 reply)
- 865 Neyland Entertainment District announcement (3 replies)
- Federal court rules Constitution doesn't guarantee clean water (2 replies)
- Trump Admin wants rid of DEI bike lanes (1 reply)
- New COVID-19 wave, vaccine available soon (2 replies)
TN Progressive
- View from the Overlook (Whitescreek Journal)
- 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)
TN Politics
- After second botched execution this year, Dems call for legislative oversight, GOP for change (TN Lookout)
- Judge blocks federal prosecutors from refiling charges in Reflecting Pool case (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee governor defends Correction commissioner in failed executions (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee faces estimated $220M in extra SNAP costs under new federal rules (TN Lookout)
- US Senate leaves nation’s capital in advance of midterms with much still undone (TN Lookout)
- Lawyers for Tennessee woman in botched execution say she’s alive but in critical condition (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Volleyball hits the road, fall ball’s back and ‘Get Lit’ (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Friday-Sunday, October 2-4, 2026 (Knox TN Today)
- Corryton Possum Chase + Orchids Awards + (Knox TN Today)
- Food City Big Orange Pep Rally brings Vol spirit to Powell (Knox TN Today)
- Close to Home, Far from Ordinary: Old general stores that still feel like 1955 (Knox TN Today)
- Black Cats of Boo bring adoptable cats to Zoo Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
- Hiking with Harrington: Wildflowers and early fall color on Rabbit Creek Trail (Knox TN Today)
- Fountain City welcome sign moves closer to reality (Knox TN Today)
- Pink Pawty fundraiser at Wagbar Knox supports Humane Society, breast cancer patients (Knox TN Today)
- Perfect 100: Seven Knox County restaurants earn top health inspection scores in September (Knox TN Today)
- Oscar Butler joins Sheriff Gibson + Chuck Morris + Jenny Boyd + Claudia Mata Ruvalcaba ++ (Knox TN Today)
- De la Cruz Buzz (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Senior QB Mason Eckerson shines as Clinton surpasses 2025 win total (WATE)
- Guardians located after girl found alone at Pinnacle Park apartment complex (WATE)
- Knoxville Weather: Rain and storm chances return Friday and this weekend (WATE)
- 'Everything was abnormal' Witness describes Christa Pike's failed execution (WATE)
- Operation Honor Guard marks 10 years of supporting East Tennessee veterans (WATE)
- 13 pounds of food tossed, flies found during Knoxville restaurant inspection (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Top-ranked Baylor’s swarming defense creates headaches for opponents - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- McCallie sophomore receiver Levi Scott III plays bigger than his stature - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Vols share national lead in sacks after season’s first month - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Finding faith first: Finding God in silence - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- EXCLUSIVE: Europe weighs new diesel stocks release after US pressure, sources say - Reuters (Business)
- Trump Puts on a Midterms Show for an Audience That’s Already Sold - The New York Times (US News)
- 'The hottest skill on Wall Street’: Demand for this AI ability jumped 1,721% as banks embrace agents - CNBC (Business)
- Jane Doe's account of what happened at Cornell frat, from text messages and investigators' transcripts - CBS News (US News)
- Jobs Report Today: Bond Market Steadies as Investors Await Employment Numbers — Live Updates - WSJ (Business)
- Nike warning hits stocks prices of Lululemon, On, Under Armour and Hoku maker Deckers Outdoor - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- Failed ‘torturous’ execution attempt on Christa Pike reignites death penalty debate - NPR (US News)
- Trump is bringing big projects to red states. Republicans fear they’re too late. - Politico (US News)
- OpenAI fires workers for 'mishandling sensitive information' - BBC (Business)
- Treasury yields hold flat as investors await key jobs report - CNBC (Business)
- Woman’s body recovered after medevac helicopter crash off Catalina Island - KTLA (US News)
- Pentagon prepares for potential surge of naval forces in Middle East - The Washington Post (US News)
- Broadcom Starts Amassing $60 Billion to Fund Chips for Anthropic - bloomberg.com (Business)
- FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen - AP News (US News)
- Vance talks 2028, Ted Cruz and a tough midterm climate that could factor into his future - NBC News (US News)
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.