Sun
Dec 30 2018
01:01 pm
By: R. Neal
Dave Barry’s Year in Review 2018:
Tension mounts when explosive devices are mailed to high-profile Trump critics, including Barack Obama and the Clintons. After an intensive nationwide manhunt, federal authorities arrest a man who has been living and driving around in a van plastered with images clearly broadcasting the message, “I AM A DANGEROUSLY CRAZY PERSON,” but since he was doing this in South Florida nobody noticed.
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Discussing:
- Blount County, TDOT make road deal for gun mfg ignoring town of Louisville,TN (1 reply)
- Dickey Betts has gone to meet his brothers (1 reply)
- Boeing was once known for safety and engineering (7 replies)
- Nearly 40 families being evicted in Maryville, new ownership (3 replies)
- Cost of car ownership on the rise, becoming unsustainable for some drivers (5 replies)
- Beware bad tax advice on the Internet (3 replies)
- Opoid treament across the bridge in SoKno (4 replies)
- Is tap water safe to drink? CDC report highlights deadly waterborne infections (4 replies)
- TN Republicans pushing to allow open carry of assault rifles despite pushback (2 replies)
- As some countries spurn cars, the U.S. continues to embrace highways (1 reply)
- Private equity ownership of hospitals made care riskier for patients, a new study finds (20 replies)
- USPS Knoxville facility (1 reply)
TN Progressive
- Blount County, TDOT make road deal for gun mfg ignoring town of Louisville,TN, (BlountViews)
- EPA Blisters TVA Plans For Replacing Kingston Coal Plant With Gas (RoaneViews)
- Friday Toons (RoaneViews)
- Toon (RoaneViews)
- Glad to see a substantial candidate running against Chuck fLIEschman (RoaneViews)
- It's voting time again. Let's get out the vote. (BlountViews)
- Winter at the Big Rocks (Whitescreek Journal)
- Maryville Daily Times Home Delivery changing again (BlountViews)
- Amazon facility in Rockford finally opens (BlountViews)
- Secrets from My Radio Days (Joe Powell)
- Fall 2022 (Whitescreek Journal)
- Mmmm, A Fresh Hot Cup of Joe (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Biden administration to roll back the Betsy DeVos Title IX rules (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Zombie bills haunt lawmakers as 113th General Assembly nears (merciful) end (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee college students grapple with food insecurity (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee Legislature can aid state’s obesity problem (TN Lookout)
- Senate rejects two impeachment articles against DHS Secretary Mayorkas (TN Lookout)
- Senate education chair: Voucher agreement needed by week’s end for passage (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Drumming up some happy (Knox TN Today)
- Prayers asked for hostage Ohad Ben Ami (Knox TN Today)
- The Tindells take Knox the Fox to Colorado (Knox TN Today)
- Great Smokies Welcome Center opens in Townsend (Knox TN Today)
- Tips from a master gardener (Knox TN Today)
- Private gardens open to the public this weekend (Knox TN Today)
- Farragut Rotary, SHP build beds for 51 kids (Knox TN Today)
- Pickleball tourney at West Hills (Knox TN Today)
- Could microforests help us reclaim neglected spaces? (Knox TN Today)
- Parlor Doughnuts to open Saturday on Magnolia (Knox TN Today)
- Blount baker creates bouquet cupcakes (Knox TN Today)
- Food City hiring 550 in Knoxville Division (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Mostly cloudy with a few sprinkles into early Saturday morning, drying out for the afternoon (WBIR)
- Knox Pride partners with Second Harvest to distribute thousands of pounds of food (WBIR)
- Part of Main Street in Morristown reopens months after historic Parks-Belk Building burned down (WBIR)
- 'He was a gentle giant' || Family grieves, shares story of veteran who died after being shot by police in Fountain City (WBIR)
- Thousands descend on Pigeon Forge for annual Spring Rod Run (WATE)
- Commissioners mull last-minute changes to Advance Knox plan ahead of final vote (WATE)
- Suspects sought after gunfire at Hardin Valley apartment complex (WATE)
- Mayor Jacobs urges county commissioners to give final approval to Advance Knox plan (WATE)
- TBI investigates inmate death at Campbell County Jail (WATE)
- Road closures, construction impacting drivers in East Tennessee this weekend (WATE)
- Knox County growth plan hits more turbulence after commissioner proposes several changes that mayor found 'unacceptable' (WBIR)
- 'It's every day for me' | Mother of woman who fatally overdosed now warning people about fentanyl (WBIR)
News Sentinel
State News
- Parking Management Co. acquires Chattanooga parking company - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chattanooga area's top five pitching trios in TSSAA baseball could take their teams far - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- The House Tightrope - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Hamilton County Schools’ proposed budget includes raises - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Trump hush money trial: Opening statements set for Monday - The Associated Press (US News)
- Bitcoin ushers in fourth halving as miners' block subsidy reward drops to 3.125 BTC - The Block (Business)
- Stocks waver and oil prices rise after Israeli missile strike on Iran - CBS News (Business)
- 5 teens shot after senior skip day event in Greenbelt - FOX 5 DC (US News)
- Tesla recalls nearly 4,000 of its 2024 Cybertrucks - The Associated Press (Business)
- Netflix Stock Tumbles On Soft Guidance, Reduced Disclosure - Investor's Business Daily (Business)
- Biden Administration Releases Revised Title IX Rules - The New York Times (US News)
- Stock market today: Live updates - CNBC (Business)
- Traders Pull Out of US Stocks, Junk Bonds at Fastest Rate in More Than a Year - Bloomberg (Business)
- Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska's petroleum reserve - The Associated Press (US News)
- Biden to deliver abortion-focused speech in Florida - POLITICO (US News)
- Maryland teenager accused of plotting school shooting in 129-page document - NBC News (US News)
- No charges after video shows people handling bear cubs, wildlife officers say - WLOS (US News)
- JetBlue, Southwest jets have close call at Washington airport after ATC mishap - Fox Business (Business)
- Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib criticize ‘appalling’ suspension of Omar’s daughter at Columbia - The Hill (US News)
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