Sun
Oct 1 2006
01:31 pm
By: Rich Hailey
The Blogfest was a smashing success, and I'd like to thank everybody who came. It was great getting to meet all of you, and I promise we won't wait two years before the next one!
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Discussing:
- 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)
- State of TN proposes exempting voucher students from standardized testing (1 reply)
- UAE asks for financial assistance? (1 reply)
- Are our deployed military going hungry? (1 reply)
TN Progressive
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- Louisville, TN, town center coming soon? (BlountViews)
- Siemens expending in Blount County, But... (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 Democratic senator suspended from committee over special session protest (TN Lookout)
- Democratic state AGs say their staff excluded from Vance anti-fraud meeting (TN Lookout)
- Watchdog group accuses Blanche of misconduct in Tennessee prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia (TN Lookout)
- John Cole’s Tennessee: Would you like your receipt? (TN Lookout)
- Shelby County district attorney sues state of Tennessee over two new laws (TN Lookout)
- Public defenders ask governor to delay all executions amid litigation (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Memorial Day discovery: the naming of Stephen Daniel Falls (Knox TN Today)
- Wine Down (Knox TN Today)
- Golden Age II apartments + Summit Medical leadership change ++ (Knox TN Today)
- 2,052 new instruments during the week ending May 22 (Knox TN Today)
- Everyday Genius: Life hacks you’ll actually use more than once (Knox TN Today)
- ArtBeat: Spotlight on the local arts events and entertainment (Knox TN Today)
- 5/28 HEADLINES: News and events from the World, the USA, Tennessee, Knox & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Weekend Scene: Yoga at the Zoo to Margaritas Festival at Mill & Mine plus more (Knox TN Today)
- New Business Spotlight: The Village Business Collective (Knox TN Today)
- Swimming pools, summer living and finding the right fit for your next home (Knox TN Today)
- Dear occasional reader, let’s find you a book (Knox TN Today)
- Familia by Lauren E. Rico (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Knox County Schools superintendent reflects on 2025-26 milestones, lessons learned (WATE)
- ‘River of mud’ Oak Ridge homeowners push for permanent solution to flooding behind homes (WATE)
- Loudon Utilities considers removal of fluoride from water supply (WATE)
- How well do Knoxville Police officers communicate? Nonprofit analyzes bodycam video (WATE)
- City of Knoxville to allow open containers outside Covenant Health Park (WATE)
- Knoxville fondue restaurant to close after 31 years, seeks new ownership (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Superintendent Justin Robertson presents $705M budget to Hamilton County Commission - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chickamauga lock contractor to lay off 183 workers, notice says - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chattanooga-based Seven States to build grid batteries with $439M in federal funds - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Second explosion in May reported at Cleveland’s Amaero plant - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Oil prices jump after US launches new attacks on Iran - BBC (US News)
- Ex-federal judges ask court to reopen Trump’s IRS lawsuit, probe payout fund - The Washington Post (US News)
- Poll shows Becerra opening lead in California governor’s race - Politico (US News)
- China Is Exporting Its Factories Across the World and Spooking the Competition - WSJ (Business)
- Ex-CIA official arrested after $40M in gold bars allegedly found inside his home - CBS News (US News)
- Google employee charged with $1M Polymarket insider trading bet on search term - CNBC (Business)
- Longview paper mill disaster could be ‘deadliest industrial tragedy in modern Washington state history,’ governor says - Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB (US News)
- Republicans break the ice with Paxton after brutal Texas Senate primary - Axios (US News)
- Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ US ally Oman amid talks over strait of Hormuz - The Guardian (US News)
- Oil Retreats on Hopes for Hormuz Opening | Markets P.M. for May 27 - WSJ (Business)
- In more good news for Amazon, Snowflake signs $6B deal with AWS for AI CPU chips - TechCrunch (Business)
- Silicon Valley is spending billions on AI tokens and nobody can agree if it's working - Business Insider (Business)
- Ferrari Luce Designer Mark Newson Explains the EV's Radically Unconventional Looks - Road & Track (Business)
- Trump Administration Wants to Give Cold War-Era Plutonium to Nuclear Energy Start Ups - Gizmodo (Business)
- Bo French, Anti-Muslim Candidate, Wins G.O.P. Runoff for Texas Oil Job - 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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