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Nov 22 2020
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- Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing (1 reply)
- Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors, as of January 1, 2021 (2 replies)
- The situation (458 replies)
- How to stay safe as coyotes are out and about in East Tennessee (1 reply)
- Burchett imprecise on 25th Amendment (9 replies)
- Sad day in America (17 replies)
- We made it! (4 replies)
- President Biden (3 replies)
- A New Day (1 reply)
- Pruitt out (7 replies)
- Burchett votes to overturn legal election (41 replies)
- State of Tennessee vaccine distribution incompetence (20 replies)
TN Progressive
- Friday Toons (RoaneViews)
- Breathe deeply (Domestic Psychology)
- If You See One Thing Today... (RoaneViews)
- Sometime Today Roane County Will Record Its 80th Covid Death (RoaneViews)
- Friday Toons (RoaneViews)
- Blount County coronavirus cases over 9,300 as of 12/27/2020 (BlountViews)
- Blount County coronavirus cases nearly 8,000 as of 12/17/2020 (BlountViews)
- Blount County coronavirus cases over 7,000 as of 12/11/2020 (BlountViews)
- Blount County coronavirus cases over 6,100 as of 12/4/2020 (BlountViews)
- The 2020 Presidential Debate: We've Been Here Before (Joe Powell)
- Recommendations for August 6 (Left Wing Cracker)
- Facts and Truth - the Vaccine for Our Nation (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Commentary: Giving gratitude for the lessons of Trump (TN Lookout)
- New guidance from Tennessee officials says hospitals cannot limit vaccines to existing patients (TN Lookout)
- Former Sen. Jim Tracy joins Commerce Department (TN Journal)
- Power Poll Prediction: Hagerty & Blackburn Will Not Vote to Convict Trump (TN Lookout)
- Legislature passes COVID education plan; penalties for Metro Nashville, Shelby on hold (TN Lookout)
- Nashville Mayor Cooper says city can handle more vaccine, as President Biden promises to speed up process (TN Lookout)
- One senator catches COVID-19, another under quarantine in special session (TN Lookout)
- COVID diagnosis in Senate raises concerns (UPDATED) (TN Journal)
- New charges filed against Democratic Sen. Robinson (TN Journal)
- Here is Gov. Bill Lee’s special session address to lawmakers (TN Journal)
- New Affordable Housing Task Force Has Plenty to Tackle (Nashville Scene)
- Attorneys Say DNA Testing Results Consistent With Pervis Payne’s Innocence Claim (Nashville Scene)
- Tennessee senators praise Alabama HQ for Space Command (TN Journal)
- Dems’ effort to require face coverings punted in House (TN Journal)
- Tennessee Democrats Elect Hendrell Remus New Party Chair (Nashville Scene)
- The Weekly Links: The Insurrectionists, Justin Townes Earle and Trump's Last Execution (Nashville Scene)
- Get a Load of This Unhinged Email From Dave Ramsey and Co. (Nashville Scene)
- Community Members Discuss How to Be an Antiracist in Metro's Upcoming Panel Series (Nashville Scene)
Knox TN Today
- Fighting masks and vaccines, it’s hard to be Humble (Knox TN Today)
- Off season improvements continue (Knox TN Today)
- Tree ID class at UT Gardens (Knox TN Today)
- Farmers Market open through winter (Knox TN Today)
- Get your Ripley’s Ultimate Fun Pass (Knox TN Today)
- O’Steen left Oak Ridge a better place (Knox TN Today)
- Tom Catani: ‘Be fast, fantastic’ (Knox TN Today)
- Tennessee has new AD: Up, up and away they go (Knox TN Today)
- Fans channeling Pat Summitt need to hush (Knox TN Today)
- First Presbyterian: Witness to history (Knox TN Today)
- Mary Costa receives National Medal of the Arts (Knox TN Today)
- Friends of the Smokies working on park’s issues (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Karns community mourns the death of beloved barber Clark 'Sparky' Walker (WATE)
- THP: Three injured in collision with tower that resulted in widespread outages in Oak Ridge (WATE)
- Shotgun blast fired at Planned Parenthood front door (WBIR)
- Most power restored after outages in Oak Ridge due to transmission tower hit by truck (WBIR)
- Nurse rushes to help in apparent accidental shooting at Clinton Highway Walmart (WATE)
- Monroe Co. man shares vaccine experience, highlights struggles rural communities face (WATE)
- Pair of KUB employees were paid $10K for hours they did not work, comptroller's office finds (WATE)
- Sevierville family looking for missing parakeet (WATE)
- Tennessee National Guard troops return home after securing U.S. Capitol during inauguration (WBIR)
- Top 5 winter hiking spots in Knox County (WBIR)
- Legislature adopts bills to tackle COVID-19 effects on students' proficiency in reading, math (WBIR)
- Appointments for Saturday's COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Knox Co. were taken in minutes (WBIR)
News Sentinel
- Knox County will have vaccinated 6,000 by the time the weekend is through (KNS News)
- See these 40 Under 40 honorees celebrating virtually (KNS Business)
- University of Tennessee, Knox County Schools and Knox County COVID-19 case counts (KNS News)
- Execution of King Charles I in 1600s Britain reveals the unintended consequences of insurrections | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
- Two former KUB employees falsified timesheets to the tune of $10,595, comptroller says (KNS News)
- COVID-19 spotlighted how the poor nutrition in Tennessee is intertwined in racial, health disparities | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
- Will Regal Cinemas' spring reopening hopes be dashed by James Bond? (KNS Business)
- Knox County law department shreds unfounded ethics complaint from public health critic (KNS News)
- Tennessee plan to hold back third graders who fall behind in reading draws scrutiny (KNS News)
- Trump may show up, though late, for his (political) party | George Korda (KNS Opinion)
- Report: Donor threatened to withhold contribution if GOP AG's dark money group didn't promote Capitol rally (KNS News)
- Tennessee's physician assistants deserve to continue their work without restrictions | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
- The choice is clear: get the COVID-19 vaccine or the virus | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
- Shape, scrape, bend, glue: A downtown Knoxville shop turns wood blocks into 'Fine Violins' (KNS Business)
State News
- 'Coaches can't want it more than the players': Tigers believe turnaround has started (Commercial Appeal)
- The family running a Memphis funeral home are stars of new Netflix series 'Buried by the Bernards' (Commercial Appeal)
- Nashville bombing: 'Not your typical type of crime scene' may take years to investigate (Tennessean)
- TBI charges man accused of editing photo to make it look like cop's grave was desecrated (Tennessean)
- 'Zip tie guy' Eric Munchel can be released from federal custody on Monday, judge rules (Tennessean)
- Hank Aaron showed Black Americans they can dream big. Here's how I know (Commercial Appeal)
- A timeline of Friday's downtown explosion in Nashville (Tennessean)
- Engine manufacturer Cummins to close Memphis plant, move operations to South Carolina (Commercial Appeal)
- Planned Trader Joe's site cleared in Chattanooga with construction to start soon - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Business Calendar - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Boating deaths in Tennessee highest in 37 years - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Remember When, Chattanooga? Do you recognize this Signal Mountain church? - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Local .GOV
- Update: I-275 Business Park Access Improvements Project Making Major Progress (Knoxville)
- Both Jackson Avenue Ramps Now Open; Compare 'Before' and 'After' Photos (Knoxville)
- New Jackson Avenue West Ramp About to Open; East Ramp to Open by Mid-January (Knoxville)
- Neighborhoods Decorate for Holiday Trails (Knoxville)
- Facade Funding Recipient Likewise Coffee Open on Magnolia (Knoxville)
- Winter Fishing at Fountain City Lake Made Possible by Years of Restoration Work (Knoxville)
Wire Reports
- Mega Millions $1 billion Friday jackpot numbers drawn - Fox News (Business)
- Man who allegedly entered Senate chamber with taser, cuffs is ordered released pending trial - POLITICO (US News)
- Kenosha killing suspect Kyle Rittenhouse's bond terms changed after bar visit - NBC News (US News)
- Chick-fil-A adds grilled spicy chicken sandwich to menus nationwide - Fox News (Business)
- Pfizer ships fewer Covid vaccine vials to U.S. after Trump FDA label change - POLITICO (Business)
- Biden says his mask mandate is common sense. Republicans say ‘kiss my ass.’ - Politico (US News)
- Senate Leaders Agree on Impeachment Trial Delay, Giving Biden Breathing Room - The New York Times (US News)
- Bus heading to Grand Canyon rolls over; 1 dead, 2 critical - The Associated Press (US News)
- Bitcoin on track for biggest weekly fall since September as Janet Yellen and 'double spend' spook traders - Business Insider (Business)
- Massachusetts National Guard sets straight story about why guardsmen were in U.S. Capitol parking garage - WCVB Boston (US News)
- Shipping crisis: I'm being quoted £10,000 for a £1,600 container' - BBC News (Business)
- Top SPAC Merger News This Week: Lucid Motors, EVgo, Joby Aviation and 7 More Hot SPACs - InvestorPlace (Business)
- Trump Left A Big Legal Mess For Biden - BuzzFeed News (US News)
- US STOCKS-Dow, S&P close lower as IBM, Intel weigh, coronavirus concerns rise - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- Intel Stock Is Dropping. Investors Wanted Clarity They Didn’t Get. - Barron's (Business)
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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