Mon
Dec 23 2024
10:01 am
By: Mark Harmon
I thought some of you might enjoy my Christmas column in the Tennessee Lookout.
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Discussing:
- Tennessee paying $637 million over 5 years for voucher software program (3 replies)
- Confusion at the Alcoa South Plant (3 replies)
- The Odyssey (1 reply)
- Tennessee: great for business, not so great place to live (1 reply)
- Marsha & China (4 replies)
- AI bubble burst? (2 replies)
- UT paying $2 million to fired professor? (2 replies)
- A bear in Alcoa (1 reply)
- Here are some good Presidents (1 reply)
- Alcoa Hwy construction to extend to 2030 (3 replies)
- Happy 250th, pfft (2 replies)
- Smith & Wesson noise problem (3 replies)
TN Progressive
- 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)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Tennessee’s biggest drag show is the 6th District Republican primary (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Congressional candidate says he’ll drop Chinese military stocks (TN Lookout)
- Vance Boelter sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years in killing of Hortmans (TN Lookout)
- Federal court denies restraining order in ACLU lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s new congressional map (TN Lookout)
- US House and Senate split on ending Trump’s war in Iran, as gas prices rise (TN Lookout)
- US Senate Judiciary holds over vote on Blanche nomination for AG as Grassley slams Dems (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Avery Mills prepares for comeback after knee surgery (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | July 24-26 (Knox TN Today)
- Something new is coming this weekend (Knox TN Today)
- BattleField Farm + One Five grocery + Bobwhite banded + Hummingbird Festival ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Approximately 20 Vols football players to meet fans at Knoxville Food City (Knox TN Today)
- Close to Home, Far from Ordinary: Summer swimming holes (Knox TN Today)
- Healthy planet, healthy people (Knox TN Today)
- Weekend Scene: Maker Exchange to Blues Cruise (Knox TN Today)
- Zoo Knoxville: Where every visit supports wildlife (Knox TN Today)
- Hiking with Harrington: Summer’s quiet side on Lower Mount Cammerer Trail (Knox TN Today)
- Treasures & Tales: A find that made us stop (Knox TN Today)
- Tennessee wins DGG commitment (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Man accused of threatening Morristown detective arrested by U.S. Marshals (WATE)
- Road work, flooding impacting East Tennessee drivers this weekend (WATE)
- 2 charged after hit-and-run investigation leads to discovery of marijuana plants in Fentress County (WATE)
- Athens restaurant damaged after early morning fire (WATE)
- 'Running for myself:' Why this Lady VFL is still setting records in her 60s (WATE)
- Knox County Commission cancels workshop to discuss Flock (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Severe pop-up storms in Chattanooga cost EPB $6.8M in one month - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers, saying it will be his 'last decision' - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Video: Officials want public input on state park at McDonald Farm - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- 5-at-10: Friday mailbag with DGG’s ceiling, giving the President a ring, recruiting rankings and ESPN - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- U.S. allies hit with new tariffs object to Trump's forced labor allegations - NPR (US News)
- Stock Market Today: Dow Opens Higher, What to Watch — Live Updates - WSJ (Business)
- Teen pleads guilty to murder in a 2024 shooting that left 4 dead at Georgia's Apalachee High School - AP News (US News)
- Trump to Senate GOP: Adopt budget blueprint before August break - Politico (US News)
- DNC committee sets up South Carolina to vote first in Democrats’ 2028 presidential primaries - NBC News (US News)
- Cyclospora outbreak expands to nine US states, health officials say - BBC (Business)
- Americans Told to Stay Home as Canada Opens International Bridge - The New York Times (US News)
- Trump says US will investigate EU trade practices, claiming the bloc unfairly fined US tech giants - AP News (Business)
- Cyclosporiasis outbreak now linked to 9 states. See which ones - USA Today (US News)
- Why the Latest Oil Rally May Be Far From Over - Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com (Business)
- Nvidia and Palantir urge US not to ban ‘open’ AI models after China scare - Financial Times (Business)
- What to know about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, take two - Al Jazeera (US News)
- Amex Expenses Surge 12% as Marketing Costs for Cards Rise - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- How a Chinese AI model stopped OpenAI’s ‘unprecedented’ cyber attack - CNBC (Business)
- Will the Federal Reserve raise interest rates? Here is what experts predict for July's meeting. - CBS 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)
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