I think this is the highest we've seen so far. Spring break special! What are gas prices where you are? Will it be $4 in July?

In spite of the pouring rain and cold temperature, about 50 people attended the rally today to protest the war and continued occupation of Iraq. Passionate speeches, great music and satirical theater stirred and entertained the crowd, which contained many new faces this year. The event was covered by Channel 8.

Because of the skies opening up around noon, the protest scheduled for West Town today was postponed until tomorrow.

EVENT: Protest the war and continued occupation of Iraq
WHEN: Sunday, March 16, 2008 from 12 noon - 2 pm
WHERE: West Town, corner Kingston Pike and Morrell Road

There will be plenty of signs to go around, as well as pastries courtesy Panera Bread.

Last summer,it was clear to me that Knox County One Question was going to look into charter changes by conducting public meetings,authorizing a study by the Baker Center & using that information to create a final report that would be approved by the Knox County One Question steering committee.Then cease to exist & citzens were free to use the report any way they saw fit.

It just makes perfect sense that citizens that participated in the summer of '07 to study charter changes..would in the spring
of '08 use the Knox County One Question final report & organize to inact charter changes.

That is why I do not understand why members of county commission are suprised that folks that were part of Knox County One Question are involved in the Knox County Petition drive.

Looks like members of commission were too self absorbed in their own campaigns or court cases to care.

Or just were not in engaged about what was going on in the community until they got appointed.

On the other hand,the Knox Charter Petition royally screwed up presenting their case to the county commission.

These folks knew,last fall,they were pursuing charter changes.

Why on earth they were not talking to commissioners,candidates in the county primary & those that sought appointments is beyond me.

Then to add insult to injury..did not do their due dilengence & presented charter changes with holes big enough to drive a truck thru.

Then to stand there with these swiss cheese charter changes & brow beat the commissioners with such a know it all my way or the highway attitude was just..well dumb.

So here we sit..TWO FREEKING YEARS..since the first deal on term limits..in the same blooming spot.

FINGER POINTING FOOLISHNESS..NOTHING GETTING DONE!!!

I am almost at a loss for words to describe the story on the cover of today's News-Sentinel, so I'll link it:
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Note that this story says that the trees being planted will die.

Then please take a look at this story from the Tennessean, which also features Zeb Mountain, but in a very different light.

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Have you seen a story about Dawn Coppock's bill in the NS, except a recent brief saying that the AG has opined that it's not constitutional?
No
You've seen it in Metro Pulse and in the Shopper. The Sentinel has ignored Coppock's efforts, despite the fact that she is a Knoxvillian, and the church that is supporting her efforts is in Knoxville.

Fred Brown has been punked by Big Coal. I am embarrassed for him.