Thu
Aug 7 2008
06:51 am
By: R. Neal
Katie Allison Granju signed off for the last time at Knoxville Talks yesterday. She did a fantastic job creating a great new local media sponsored blog and set the bar high for her successor.
Katie blogs on, though, at her personal blog and at Mothering Magazine.
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Discussing:
- Natural gas cost nearly double from a year ago (2 replies)
- Many in Nashville still without power (2 replies)
- Snow! Again. Maybe. (1 reply)
- President & Mrs. Obama: a wake-up call to every American (3 replies)
- Are you snow ready? (2 replies)
- Geographic Clarification (1 reply)
- Small dam in Walland to be removed (2 replies)
- Embarrassed? (1 reply)
- Feds looking for West Knox detention location? (6 replies)
- Search for Mike Johnson's Spine (2 replies)
- Trump says his 'own morality' is limit to his global power (3 replies)
- Pentagon seeks to reduce Sen. Mark Kelly's retirement rank over video urging troops to refuse illegal orders (2 replies)
TN Progressive
- Alcoa Safe Streets Plan Survey (BlountViews)
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- Report on Blount County, TN, No Kings event (BlountViews)
- 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)
- Lee's Fried Chicken in Alcoa closed (BlountViews)
- Alcoa, Hall Rd. Corridor Study meeting, July 30, 2024 (BlountViews)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- US House approves bill mandating proof of citizenship for voting in federal elections (TN Lookout)
- Democrats decry ‘authoritarian’ Trump attempt to indict them for illegal orders video (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee’s immigration policy is shifting without a clear public debate (TN Lookout)
- John Cole’s Tennessee: Sticking to his knitting. (TN Lookout)
- In rebuke of Trump, US House opens the door to votes against tariffs (TN Lookout)
- Republicans on US House Homeland panel defend immigration tactics at tense hearing (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Tale of Two Proposals (Knox TN Today)
- Patience and adventure: Capturing winter sunrise on Roan Mountain (Knox TN Today)
- Who is skating this week at the Olympics? (Knox TN Today)
- Vols blow another big lead but beat Bulldogs, 73-64 (Knox TN Today)
- Knoxville Writers Guild announces Nia Thompson as 2026 Youth Poet Laureate (Knox TN Today)
- Last week’s high amounts of snow didn’t hamper high property sales (Knox TN Today)
- Won’t you be my neighbor? -Fred Rogers (Knox TN Today)
- Weekend Scene starts today from Cabaret to Galentine’s fun (Knox TN Today)
- HEADLINES: News and events from the World, the USA, Tennessee, Knox & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Vaughn Pharmacy, trusted hometown pharmacy (Knox TN Today)
- Knoxville Youth Orchestra performs free concert tonight (Knox TN Today)
- City lights, mountain peaks: A real estate look at the 2026 Winter Olympics host region (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Documents reveal testimony in professor's 1st Amendment lawsuit against UT (WATE)
- East TN economics professor 'cautiously optimistic' as January jobs report released (WATE)
- $100M Lindsey Nelson Stadium renovations complete, nearly doubling capacity (WATE)
- TBI: Woman's death at Claiborne County Jail under investigation (WATE)
- Maryville's Greenway Village welcomes new restaurant as local economy flourishes (WATE)
- Gary Rankin, Tennessee's winningest high school football coach, resigns from Boyd-Buchanan (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- New TVA board under Trump extends coal, eliminates renewable energy as priority - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- TVA reverses course on retiring two largest coal plants, documents show - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Effort to remove UAW still active after union reaches tentative deal with VW, worker says - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Former NFL player arrested on murder charges in Ooltewah - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Pam Bondi lashes out as lawmakers press her on Epstein, cases against Trump foes - The Washington Post (US News)
- What We Know About the El Paso Airspace Shutdown - The New York Times (US News)
- House Republicans defy Trump on trade - Axios (US News)
- Prasad overruled FDA staff to reject Moderna’s flu vaccine application - statnews.com (Business)
- Asian stocks scale record high, US jobs lift dollar and yields - Reuters (Business)
- Protesters in multiple states press Target to oppose the immigration crackdown in Minnesota - AP News (Business)
- House passes Save America Act, Trump-backed bill to impose new voting rules - The Guardian (US News)
- Sales at McDonald’s Rise, Driven by Value Meals and Grinch Socks - The New York Times (Business)
- Cybersecurity experts explain how surveillance footage of Nancy Guthrie's home was recovered - CBS News (US News)
- Trump’s failed attempt to indict Democratic lawmakers, briefly explained - vox.com (US News)
- Markets News, Feb. 11, 2026: Major Indexes Close Lower After Stronger-Than-Expected January Jobs Report, Earnings Flurry - Investopedia (Business)
- Job Growth Last Year Was Far Worse Than We Thought. Here’s Why. - The Wall Street Journal (Business)
- These monks' walk for peace captivated Americans. It ends this week - NPR (US News)
- Instagram Chief Says Social Media Is Not ‘Clinically Addictive’ in Landmark Trial - The New York Times (Business)
- CBO Boosts US Deficit Call by $1.4 Trillion on Trump Policies - Bloomberg (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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High Bar for sure!
Katie has indeed kept the bar high in what ofen times seems like a world of folks trying to dance the limbo. We'll miss you on Knoxville Talks but keep in touch on other venues.
Thanks Randy and Bill
Thanks Randy and Bill :-)
Katie
Don't go away, Katie. You've
Don't go away, Katie. You've done important stuff, and we need you.
Best wishes on your new gig.
BB
Good luck, Katie. We know
Good luck, Katie. We know you'll do great!