Sat
Jul 21 2007
10:31 pm
By: R. Neal
Attention all Blount County liberal/Democrat/progressive types: A new hyper-local community website, BlountViews.com, has been launched with you in mind. KnoxViews readers might notice some similarities.
Tell your friends, tell your neighbors, add it to your favorites and your blogroll, then come on over to BlountViews.com and help advance the East Tennessee progressive agenda and make Blount County a better place for Democrats!
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TN Progressive
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- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
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- New release by UT Press (Knox TN Today)
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- Uptick in transfers and mortgages for the week (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
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- Elevated levels of manganese found in Loudon water (WATE)
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- Stock Market Today: Dow, Nasdaq Move Higher After Trump Cancels Iran Strikes — Live Updates - WSJ (Business)
- Live Updates: Trump says "settlement" reached on Iran, signing could be as soon as this weekend - CBS News (US News)
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- Officials announce causes of 11 deaths in Longview mill implosion - OregonLive.com (US News)
- Massive Effigy of Elon Musk Raised Over Times Square to Protest Grok - WIRED (Business)
- Rates Drop Sharply to One Week Lows - Mortgage News Daily (Business)
- How Karmelo Anthony’s Stabbing Case Became A Racial Flashpoint In Texas - Forbes (US News)
- Vance Boelter pleads guilty, agrees to serve life in prison for his attacks on Minnesota lawmakers - Star Tribune (US News)
- As Some A.I. Firms Go Public, China Is Being Shut Out - The New York Times (Business)
- New Hampshire court reverses father’s murder conviction in case of missing 5-year-old girl - AP News (US News)
- US producer prices spike in May as soaring energy prices fuel largest yearly jump since 2022 - AP News (Business)
Local Media
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Wish I Was there!
I wish I was there! I went to a pool party for my son's new kindergarten class at Fort Craig School and I really couldn't miss it. I'd love to hear more about the picnic and other Blount County Democratic activities.
Nice website
I will enjoy reading it from time to time.