Tue
Nov 5 2019
08:19 am
By: R. Neal
Polls are open from 8AM to 8PM. Info here...
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Discussing:
- UT paying $2 million to fired professor? (2 replies)
- Tennessee paying $637 million over 5 years for voucher software program (1 reply)
- 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)
- 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)
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
- Memphis schools takeover blocked by judge in temporary order (TN Lookout)
- John Cole’s Tennessee: The Trump in the punchbowl (TN Lookout)
- Come on down to the Great American State Fair — there’s plenty of room (TN Lookout)
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- TN House Speaker appoints payday lender Advance Financial lawyer to Nashville Airport Board (TN Lookout)
- US Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Dino-mite summer: Join the Summer Library Challenge! (Knox TN Today)
- The Book Whisperer recommends for July 4th (Knox TN Today)
- School vouchers update + In Memoriam: Larrissa Henderson, Etta Jane Norris, Mary Jo Potts ++ (Knox TN Today)
- High School Sports News & Notes — June 30, 2026 (Knox TN Today)
- Mama said…“Running around like a chicken with its head cut off!” (Knox TN Today)
- 7/1 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Young Reader’s Shelf: Age-appropriate books 4th of July (Knox TN Today)
- Military Drive through July 5 (Knox TN Today)
- PSCC pins 44 nursing students (Knox TN Today)
- Youth Scoop: Activities for all ages in Knox & area (Knox TN Today)
- Loose Ends (Knox TN Today)
- We Hold These Truths …. (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Knoxville woman receives national recognition for protecting older adults (WATE)
- THP announced East Tennessee sobriety checkpoint details for July (WATE)
- Knox County Schools faces $7.8 million shortfall amid funding cuts (WATE)
- Investigation underway after dead rats illegally dumped in Norris (WATE)
- Tennessee Republican senators call for review of failed execution attempt (WATE)
- Tractor-trailer hauling 34,000 pounds of live crabs catches fire along I-81 near Morristown (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Ashley Dillon focusing on transparency in race for Hixson area Hamilton County school board seat - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Sandy Pricer wants to support the community as the Hixson area Hamilton County school board member - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Countdown to Tennessee’s kratom ban: Chattanooga doctors and law enforcement prepare - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Motorcyclist dies after colliding with car near Soddy-Daisy - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- 2 people climb to top of NYC's Empire State Building, fly banner - CBS News (US News)
- AI hopes and fears dominate global central bank meet - Reuters (Business)
- Trump will not renew USMCA, toppling one of the last pillars of stability in global trade - NBC News (US News)
- Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Slips, Warsh Dodges Questions on July Rate Decision — Live Updates - WSJ (Business)
- Meta Stock Surges on Report It’s Building a Cloud Business. CoreWeave Drops. - Barron's (Business)
- No expectant moms at the border: Trump's birthright Plan B - Axios (US News)
- Trump takes first flight on new Qatar-gifted Air Force One - USA Today (US News)
- After spooking Trump into safety testing, Anthropic AI models get global release - Ars Technica (Business)
- Why a man with political power talking about depression is actually a big deal - CNN (US News)
- Rulings on women’s sports cap a year of setbacks for transgender advocates - The Washington Post (US News)
- Trump filing shows he took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year - AP News (Business)
- Trump filing shows he took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year - AP News (US News)
- GM reports 4.2% decline in Q2 U.S. sales as EV demand falls - CNBC (Business)
- Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats longtime House incumbent in Colorado primary - PBS (US News)
- Bending Spoons IPO Turns Italian College Pals Into Billionaires - Bloomberg.com (Business)
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Looking to see what time's
Looking to see what time's the polls open this morning just to verify I ran across this site at the city website this morning, kind of interesting.
"Date and Time November 5 2019 10:00 AM to 8:00 PMLocation Polling LocationsDescriptionMore info available at govoteknoxville.com"
(link...)
Is the City of Knoxville actively trying to suppress voting for today's election?
By listing an incorrect starting time for the polling locations?
There was also a mailer that
There was also a mailer that listed times as 6AM to 6PM. It also threatened to out you if you didn't vote. It was from the "Center for Voter Information," a non-partisan (but apparently Democrat aligned) non-profit which appears to exist solely to provide big salaries to staff and funnel money to a relative's mass mailing business.
Results should be
Results should be interesting. A new mayor after 8 years. Will the new mayor be able to be as good? IMO, Knoxville has had a good run.
I fear the Good 'ol Boys (tm)
I fear the Good 'ol Boys (tm) are about to retake control.
You may be right. And
(in reply to R. Neal)
You may be right. And cleverly done.
Yup. I think the election
(in reply to R. Neal)
Yup. I think the election results from two years ago scared them and they went after it this time. Just not enough good candidates running against them.