Mon
Jul 30 2018
07:24 am
By: Mark Harmon
Great News. I have won the National Press Club's Angele Gingras Humor Award for humorous column writing. The judges said “Harmon has a knack for taking a simple idea or detail -- Mitch McConnell's going to hell, no one remembers meeting the Russian ambassador -- and spinning it into a highly creative scenario.”
The award winners and honorable mention winners will be honored August 30 at the National Press Club in Washington.
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- AI company going public says "existential risks to humanity" (2 replies)
- Michaela Barnett for Congress TN-02 (2 replies)
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- Presidential protest? Deja vu? (3 replies)
- Republican midterm strategy 2026 (2 replies)
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- Trump Admin wants rid of DEI bike lanes (1 reply)
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TN Progressive
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- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
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TN Politics
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- How a Tennessee execution gone wrong connects to Arizona's capital punishment troubles (TN Lookout)
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Knox TN Today
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- Get ‘Lit’ at the Cathedral explores legacy of Pat Summitt (Knox TN Today)
- What’s next for Knoxville-area high school football? (Knox TN Today)
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Local TV News
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- TN man arrested after pregnant KY woman found dead (WATE)
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- Pumpkin season brings fall fun after months of preparation for Tennessee farms (WATE)
- Christa Pike: Why Tennessee had to save her life after failing to execute her (WATE)
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News Sentinel
State News
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Wire Reports
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- How Britain Learned to Love Chinese Cars—Especially a Look-Alike Range Rover - WSJ (Business)
- How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term - The New York Times (US News)
- Asian stocks rise as weak U.S. jobs data eases Fed hike bets; Japan surges - Investing.com (Business)
- ‘We don’t want to turn into a banana republic’: Dems preview rift on Trump corporate crackdown - Politico (US News)
- Tennessee’s outgoing prison chief had a history of execution missteps before Christa Pike, officials say - CNN (US News)
- Morning Bid: The euro has a France problem - Reuters (Business)
- Trump defiant about midterm chances as he rallies for Republicans in Ohio - Al Jazeera (US News)
- Cornell student who gave police leads in alleged rape says she feels ‘betrayed’ over its handling - NBC News (US News)
- All passengers presumed dead after plane went missing off US coast - BBC (US News)
- OpenAI’s Sam Altman Says AI Will Cause ‘Some Bad Things’—But Benefits Are Worth It - Forbes (Business)
- Vienna shooting leaves two dead at party - ktvu.com (US News)
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- Oil prices choppy as Middle East exports recover, G7 taps emergency stocks - Investing.com (Business)
- Rebuked by Bond Market, Bessent Says ‘House’ Does Not Always Win - The New York Times (Business)
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Congratulations! You deserve
Congratulations! You deserve it.
If only you were still
If only you were still writing a column...Lots of us think the same thought!