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)
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Discussing:
- Are Chat bots a waste of time? (1 reply)
- Smith & Wesson noise problem (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)
- Peace (1 reply)
- Speak your truth, fight and believe. (1 reply)
- Large banks have too much AI data center debt? (1 reply)
- GOP misleading on federal health care funding (1 reply)
- Feds indict civil rights group (3 replies)
- Georgia issues burn ban, first time in state history (2 replies)
TN Progressive
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- Louisville, TN, town center coming soon? (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)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Tennessee health department warns parents their children will be reported to immigration officials (TN Lookout)
- USDA Secretary Rollins blames Biden border policies for screwworm threat (TN Lookout)
- Three Johns and a Will for justice: When Tennessee’s white leaders spoke out (TN Lookout)
- Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters (TN Lookout)
- Metro sues state again to block airport board takeover (TN Lookout)
- NAACP files for federal court injunction to stop new Tennessee congressional map (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Falling Water Branch Falls: A 2020 Visit, Helene’s scars, and three new waterfalls (Knox TN Today)
- Lily in Red (Knox TN Today)
- New Business Spotlight: Riverside Coffee (Knox TN Today)
- Knox primary affirmed: Will Mike’s challenge hurt Elaine? (Knox TN Today)
- ArtBeat: Spotlight on the local arts events and entertainment (Knox TN Today)
- Jessie Tipton receives award (Knox TN Today)
- Knoxville musicians win big at 54th Annual Mount Airy Fiddlers Convention (Knox TN Today)
- World Cup fever? Wallace can help you make a move worth cheering for (Knox TN Today)
- Weekend Scene: Bones in the Museum to Dog Prom and more. (Knox TN Today)
- New release by UT Press (Knox TN Today)
- Everyday Genius: Household items with hidden talents (Knox TN Today)
- Uptick in transfers and mortgages for the week (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Dump truck overturns in West Knox County, spilling 21 tons of rock (WATE)
- Recovery specialists connect kratom users to treatment ahead of statewide ban (WATE)
- Tri-Cities Airport runway expected to reopen Thursday morning (WATE)
- 'Backbone of the digital world' East TN tech founder explains different types of data centers (WATE)
- Game time announced for Tennessee's SEC home opener against Texas (WATE)
- Challenge in Knox County Sheriff GOP primary denied after corruption case indictments (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Demo at Broad and Main in Chattanooga clears way for $45M hotel - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- The American Dream - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Jury finds driver guilty after 2023 Frazier Avenue crash - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Former Mountain City Club leader says he was target of smear campaign - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Gain, What to Watch — Live Updates - WSJ (Business)
- Live updates: US bases in Middle East face second round of retaliatory Iranian attacks - CNN (US News)
- Oracle Reports Earnings Amid a Rapid Cloud Transformation - Barron's (Business)
- How Trump’s reliance on ‘acting’ officials holding multiple jobs tests the Constitution - CNN (US News)
- US strikes Iran in retaliation for Apache shoot-down - Fox News (US News)
- Hugo Boss pops 8% after top shareholder Frasers launches $2 billion takeover offer - CNBC (Business)
- ‘South Korea’s Amazon’ hit with record fine over data breach - Financial Times (Business)
- Morning Bid: Tech and war jitters sap confidence - Reuters (Business)
- Democrats reluctantly accept Platner as GOP wields his candidacy against them - The Washington Post (US News)
- The man accused of killing a top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband is due to change plea - AP News (US News)
- Anthropic Walks Back Policy That Could Have ‘Sabotaged’ AI Researchers Using Claude - WIRED (Business)
- CNBC Daily Open: Trump expresses 'love' for inflation print and anger at Iran - CNBC (Business)
- Far-right influencer Jake Lang, pardoned for Jan. 6 Capitol riot, arrested in Texas on charge of making terroristic threats - CBS News (US News)
- Karmelo Anthony lawyers file notice of appeal day after he was sentenced to 35 years - Dallas News (US News)
- University of Florida Chooses Stuart Bell for President Over Some Conservative Criticism - The New York Times (US News)
Local Media
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
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Did you say 'currant' affairs?
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Crap, I Meant to Add
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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.