Fri
Dec 28 2012
07:40 am
By: R. Neal
Statistics:
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- Visits: 511,203
- Unique Visitors: 193,415
- Articles: 1819
- Comments: 15634
Most Viewed:
- Chris Stevens had a dream, and there was no place in it for Islamophobic militarism (13817 views)
- Mark Harmon requests investigation of Burchett campaign finances (12594 views)
- Republican Platform, executive summary version (12079 views)
- BREAKING: Knox Co. Commissioner Jeff Ownby arrested for indecent exposure at Sharps Ridge (8673 views)
- SSD: Snappy but not a magic bullet for older PCs (8212 views)
- DeRoyal president on health care reform medical device tax (8060 views)
- Public Hearing on New Billboard/EMC Ban (7580 views)
- Campfield: Bullied by gays (6899 views)
- Bridge over Tennessee River Destroyed by Cargo Vessel (6625 views)
- 2012 Shootings in Knox County, TN (6558 views)
Most Popular
- Do Teachers Dream of Electric Sheep? (159 votes)
- KCDP First Friday (157 votes)
- It's Live: the 2012 Auction for Henry's Fund (156 votes)
- End of an era (150 votes)
- Richard Land too extreme even for his own Southern Baptist Convention (146 votes)
- Gaylord sells Opryland hotel operations to Marriot (144 votes)
- BREAKING: Roane Co. Property Assessor race turns tragic (143 votes)
- How we doing? (Knoxville edition) (119 votes)
- Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is (106 votes)
- 2012 Shootings in Knox County, TN (94 votes)
Most Commented
- As seen from UTK's Frat Park- Romney Ryan Vote American! (245 comments)
- Knoxville Retailers, Gone but not Forgotten (228 comments)
- BREAKING: Knox Co. Commissioner Jeff Ownby arrested for indecent exposure at Sharps Ridge (207 comments)
- McElroy List? (192 comments)
- Corporate Tax Breaks Gone Wild (157 comments)
- DeRoyal president on health care reform medical device tax (157 comments)
- Burchett campaign finance discrepancies (140 comments)
- Knox Co. Election Commission to student: Your vote doesn't matter (121 comments)
- Mulch fire (116 comments)
- What Haslam and the TNGOP don't want you to know about Medicaid expansion (108 comments)
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Discussing:
- Trump Admin wants rid of DEI bike lanes (1 reply)
- New COVID-19 wave, vaccine available soon (2 replies)
- Mark Harmon journalism award (1 reply)
- Senior's fishing, hunting, sportsman license fees increase more than others (2 replies)
- Dolly Parton - we miss you already (1 reply)
- NW Indiana residents on 10th day without power (1 reply)
- Only Republicans moving to Florida? (1 reply)
- ballrooms, bankruptcy, and bulls-- (1 reply)
- SoKno what have you done? (2 replies)
- Vote! Thursday is election day. (4 replies)
- The Odyssey (3 replies)
- AI backlash - Justin Pearson (1 reply)
TN Progressive
- View from the Overlook (Whitescreek Journal)
- 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)
TN Politics
- US employers are relying more and more on ‘disposable’ workers (TN Lookout)
- Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics (TN Lookout)
- Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow Postal Service vote-by-mail rule (TN Lookout)
- Judge criticizes Trump pressure on prosecutors on reflecting pool vandalism charges (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Towns’ departure opens seat for Shelby Dems appointment (TN Lookout)
- Immigrant advocates highlight Tennessee role in Trump administration’s mass deportation plans (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Who are these Vols? Tech will provide first clue (Knox TN Today)
- Virginia Farris wins first KnoxTNToday Game Ball (Knox TN Today)
- Erika Yancey: ACSO Corrections Deputy honored twice in 2026 (Knox TN Today)
- Put KnoxTNToday right on your home screen (Knox TN Today)
- Meet Dereon: Monday’s Parent-A-Child (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | Sept. 7 (Knox TN Today)
- Learning to work camera … learning to write ‘law’ (Knox TN Today)
- Week 3 roundup: Knoxville-area high school football scores (Knox TN Today)
- Food City School Bucks turn everyday shopping into real help for schools (Knox TN Today)
- Mission Monday: Today’s focus is Trail of Hope Competition (Knox TN Today)
- What should I eat? It’s complicated. (Knox TN Today)
- 9/11 Day of Service marks 25 years with remembrance and community service (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Knoxville Police locate guardians of boy found wandering alone in Mechanicsville (WATE)
- Students disagree with superintendent after classmates overheat during Carter Middle evacuation (WATE)
- Tennessee Valley Fair helps support Little Ponderosa Zoo, connect kids with animals (WATE)
- 12 caves checked for person possibly needing rescue in Claiborne County (WATE)
- Annual Labor Day solidarity picnic celebrates workers, standing together in Knoxville (WATE)
- Fuel prices at record Labor Day high in US thanks to Iran war and refinery issues (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Prep football surprises: Tyner defensive effort leads list - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Middle Tennessee woman among spiritual travelers who died in Nepal flood - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Carter donating $427 per tackle this season for the Vols - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Some Republicans want actions of Hamilton County GOP suspended - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Victims of Miami plane crash were in a cleaning-company van and an SUV, officials said - NBC News (US News)
- Canada’s Retaliatory Tariffs Set to Take Effect as Trump Threatens to Escalate - The New York Times (US News)
- Live Updates: Iran says it will expand control in Strait of Hormuz as oil and gas prices continue to climb - CBS News (US News)
- Federal investigators probe Amazon cargo jet’s fiery runway crash that killed 5 in Miami - AP News (Business)
- Trump threatens to block Canada’s Bombardier sales unless planes made in US - Al Jazeera (Business)
- Trump posts map with American flag emblazoned over Canada, Greenland, Mexico - The Hill (US News)
- State, local leaders weigh in following alleged attack of Amy Acton at Canfield Fair - WFMJ (US News)
- Republican midterm convention will be ‘Trumpist pageantry’ – at the party’s own risk - The Guardian (US News)
- Jensen Huang Declares “AGI Has Arrived” — Powered by 100,000+ Nvidia Grace Blackwell GPUs - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- Sandisk: The Next 3 Weeks Decide Everything (NASDAQ:SNDK) - Seeking Alpha (Business)
- U.S. Gasoline Prices Hit Labor Day Record - WSJ (Business)
- Hurricane Marie Brings 10-Foot Waves And Flooding To Southern California (Photos) - Forbes (US News)
- Canada Set to Hit at Trump Tariffs, Risking Wider Trade War - bloomberg.com (Business)
- First Alert Forecast: Hurricane Warning posted for Kauai and Niihau, Flood Watch posted for all islands - Hawaii News Now (US News)
- OpenAI has sent EU incident report on hijacked German website, Commission says - Reuters (Business)
Local Media
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To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
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Did you say 'currant'
Did you say 'currant' affairs?
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Nice catch.
Being a dry humorist can be such a thankless task.
Crap, I Meant to Add
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The White House has posted a
The White House has posted a gallery of favorite photos from 2012.
Not to be outdone, so have I.