Fri
Dec 28 2012
07:40 am
By: R. Neal
Statistics:
- Pageviews: 1,205,555
- Visits: 511,203
- Unique Visitors: 193,415
- Articles: 1819
- Comments: 15634
Most Viewed:
- Chris Stevens had a dream, and there was no place in it for Islamophobic militarism (13817 views)
- Mark Harmon requests investigation of Burchett campaign finances (12594 views)
- Republican Platform, executive summary version (12079 views)
- BREAKING: Knox Co. Commissioner Jeff Ownby arrested for indecent exposure at Sharps Ridge (8673 views)
- SSD: Snappy but not a magic bullet for older PCs (8212 views)
- DeRoyal president on health care reform medical device tax (8060 views)
- Public Hearing on New Billboard/EMC Ban (7580 views)
- Campfield: Bullied by gays (6899 views)
- Bridge over Tennessee River Destroyed by Cargo Vessel (6625 views)
- 2012 Shootings in Knox County, TN (6558 views)
Most Popular
- Do Teachers Dream of Electric Sheep? (159 votes)
- KCDP First Friday (157 votes)
- It's Live: the 2012 Auction for Henry's Fund (156 votes)
- End of an era (150 votes)
- Richard Land too extreme even for his own Southern Baptist Convention (146 votes)
- Gaylord sells Opryland hotel operations to Marriot (144 votes)
- BREAKING: Roane Co. Property Assessor race turns tragic (143 votes)
- How we doing? (Knoxville edition) (119 votes)
- Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is (106 votes)
- 2012 Shootings in Knox County, TN (94 votes)
Most Commented
- As seen from UTK's Frat Park- Romney Ryan Vote American! (245 comments)
- Knoxville Retailers, Gone but not Forgotten (228 comments)
- BREAKING: Knox Co. Commissioner Jeff Ownby arrested for indecent exposure at Sharps Ridge (207 comments)
- McElroy List? (192 comments)
- Corporate Tax Breaks Gone Wild (157 comments)
- DeRoyal president on health care reform medical device tax (157 comments)
- Burchett campaign finance discrepancies (140 comments)
- Knox Co. Election Commission to student: Your vote doesn't matter (121 comments)
- Mulch fire (116 comments)
- What Haslam and the TNGOP don't want you to know about Medicaid expansion (108 comments)
|
Topics:
|
|
Discussing:
- Trump Admin wants rid of DEI bike lanes (1 reply)
- New COVID-19 wave, vaccine available soon (2 replies)
- Mark Harmon journalism award (1 reply)
- Senior's fishing, hunting, sportsman license fees increase more than others (2 replies)
- Dolly Parton - we miss you already (1 reply)
- NW Indiana residents on 10th day without power (1 reply)
- Only Republicans moving to Florida? (1 reply)
- ballrooms, bankruptcy, and bulls-- (1 reply)
- SoKno what have you done? (2 replies)
- Vote! Thursday is election day. (4 replies)
- The Odyssey (3 replies)
- AI backlash - Justin Pearson (1 reply)
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)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
TN Politics
- Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow Postal Service vote-by-mail rule (TN Lookout)
- Judge criticizes Trump pressure on prosecutors on reflecting pool vandalism charges (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Towns’ departure opens seat for Shelby Dems appointment (TN Lookout)
- Immigrant advocates highlight Tennessee role in Trump administration’s mass deportation plans (TN Lookout)
- US Supreme Court again urged to permit Trump vote-by-mail restrictions (TN Lookout)
- Defense contractor to lay off 127 workers in Hardeman County (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Faizon Brandon stars, Vols rout Furman (Knox TN Today)
- Faith Along the Way: Simple Wisdom (Knox TN Today)
- Saturday Catch-Up: 6 stories worth another look (Knox TN Today)
- Ex-Vol helps Colorado defeat Georgia Tech (Knox TN Today)
- Get first look at Lady Vols softball at fall ball (Knox TN Today)
- Pick the score and win dinner at Aubrey’s with the KnoxTNToday Game Ball (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | Sept. 4-6 (Knox TN Today)
- Mountaineer Folk Festival + Master Gardeners + Music in the Grove ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Close to Home: I found a Knoxville treasure hiding in plain sight (Knox TN Today)
- Thanks, Dolly (Knox TN Today)
- Albino alligator arrives in time for BOO! at the Zoo’s return to Zoo Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
- Labor Day honors more than work. It honors the people who keep a community moving (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Amber Alert issued for two-year-old missing from Greene County (WATE)
- Tennessee awards first round of rural health grants, but not to hospitals, clinics (WATE)
- Faizon Brandon's 5 touchdowns lead Tennessee past Furman (WATE)
- Vols pay tribute to Dolly Parton with 4th Quarter song, halftime performance (WATE)
- New gameday parking option gives Vols fans a way to give back to the community (WATE)
- Zoo Knoxville mourns loss of beloved porcupine Pedzi (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Middle Tennessee woman among spiritual travelers who died in Nepal flood - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Demolition of Save-a-Lot center in Red Bank makes way for mixed-use development - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Lookout Mountain sets date for pivotal Rock City gondola vote - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Happy Labor Day! - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Live Updates: 5 dead, 5 injured after Amazon cargo plane overruns runway at MIA, sheriff says - NBC 6 South Florida (Business)
- Witkoff and Kushner, in a first, visit Ukraine for peace talks - Axios (US News)
- Amazon-branded cargo plane overruns runway at Miami airport, strikes multiple vehicles - NBC News (US News)
- Trump appeals to Supreme Court as time runs out on push to restrict mail voting - The Washington Post (US News)
- Hawaii declares state of emergency as Hurricane Lowell approaches islands - The Guardian (US News)
- Unruly, disruptive Tucson man taken off diverted flight no longer has a job - kvoa.com (Business)
- Republicans might still lose half the seats they gerrymandered to flip - Politico (US News)
- Some Vegas hotels are treating Canada's dollar as equivalent to the greenback to offer more value - Fortune (Business)
- Democrats have finally figured out their campaign message on data centers - Politico (US News)
- OPEC Plus to Keep Oil Production Steady - The New York Times (Business)
- US, Iran engaged in tanker war: Where is the months-long conflict headed? - Al Jazeera (US News)
- Iran war likely to drag on for another six months, ex-US defense secretary warns - The Guardian (US News)
- Europe is moving its gold out of America; where is it headed - The Times of India (Business)
- Americans hit with record-high Labor Day Weekend gasoline prices - Reuters (Business)
- What's open on Labor Day? Most retailers. Closed? Government, banks and the stock market. - AP News (Business)
Local Media
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
Search and Archives
TN Progressive
Nearby:
- Blount Dems
- Herston TN Family Law
- Inside of Knoxville
- Instapundit
- Jack Lail
- Jim Stovall
- Knox Dems
- MoxCarm Blue Streak
- Outdoor Knoxville
- Pittman Properties
- Reality Me
- Stop Alcoa Parkway
Beyond:
- Nashville Scene
- Nashville Post
- Smart City Memphis
- TN Dems
- TN Journal
- TN Lookout
- Bob Stepno
- Facing South
Thanks to KnoxViews
Another great year for KnoxViews. All the more useful and entertaining because of the election, of course. You know this site ain't no caswalker.com, but it's a pretty durn good'un.
Yes, thanks to KnoxViews
This is a wonderful, much-needed site. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
-- OneTahiti
Great Job!
You are a tremendous asset to the community and THE place to go for currant affairs. Thanks, and keep up the good work.
Did you say 'currant'
Did you say 'currant' affairs?
Seriously, what a poorer place this world would be without KnoxViews!
Thanks so much SK & Mrs. B.
Nice catch.
Being a dry humorist can be such a thankless task.
Crap, I Meant to Add
This Bud's for You.
A round of applause...
Clap, clap, clap.
The White House has posted a
The White House has posted a gallery of favorite photos from 2012.
Not to be outdone, so have I.