Wed
Jan 24 2007
10:35 am
The final two parts of Monday's County Commission meeting were on the The Mark Harmon "plebiscite" Resolution for a non-binding referendum. It was defeated 2-17. Things got a little testy.
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Discussing:
- Building housing Knox County Democratic Party headquarters up for sale (3 replies)
- Terrible things are happening outside. (2 replies)
- Electricity prices are rising (1 reply)
- Watch how scam victims lose millions to a con with a modern twist (1 reply)
- Knoxville SOUP proposals Announced for Sept. 23, 2025 (1 reply)
- No Kings Rally - Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 (1 reply)
- Study finds Knoxville has the second worst drivers in the US (3 replies)
- Republicans shutdown government to avoid healthcare support (2 replies)
- Well, isn't that special? (1 reply)
- Serious Budgeting Yes, Silly Pandering No (1 reply)
- What's that being built near the entrance to Fort Dickerson Park? (8 replies)
- Tennessee hospitals will hurt if GOP has its way (4 replies)
TN Progressive
- 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)
- Chef steals food to serve at restaurant? (BlountViews)
TN Politics
- Shelby County Mayor, elected officials sue Gov. Bill Lee over National Guard deployment (TN Lookout)
- US House Dems slam Trump moves to quash public demonstrations, dissent (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Gubernatorial candidate would “suspend” private-school vouchers (TN Lookout)
- Voting Rights Act supporters rally outside Supreme Court as justices hear Louisiana case (TN Lookout)
- Trump threatens more crackdowns in Dem cities, prosecutions of his political enemies (TN Lookout)
- Gov. Lee says task force arrest are of violent criminals, gang members; data show that’s not true (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Lisa Soland becomes Pat Summitt in one-woman play (Knox TN Today)
- Bat House + Caroline Platt + Lizzie Gaver + Notes ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Hurry, hurry: It’s International Sloth Day (tomorrow) (Knox TN Today)
- HEADLINES: World & national news to state & local (Knox TN Today)
- PetHelp Community Clinic to expand affordable veterinary care (Knox TN Today)
- Ace Gap Trail, Crooked Arm Trail host Fall flowers and foliage (Knox TN Today)
- 47th Annual Washington Presbyterian Church Fall Apple Festival (Knox TN Today)
- Knox is Musical Festival bound (Knox TN Today)
- Food City awards BIG Bucks to schools! (Knox TN Today)
- Solar recycling resources (Knox TN Today)
- Maine’s Mahoosuc Notch: ‘The Toughest Mile on the Appalachian Trail’ and a dream come true (Knox TN Today)
- Double take (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Community members eager for Gay Street Bridge to reopen as construction continues (WATE)
- KidStrong Knoxville combats rising screen time with fitness, leadership training (WATE)
- Upcoming North Broadway construction projects to improve safety, bus service (WATE)
- UT Extension program gets $500K grant to help SNAP recipients access job training (WATE)
- Knoxville Track Club's new race series kicks off with Neyland Stadium finish (WATE)
- State, county partners keeping Smokies open through October amid government shutdown (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Chattanooga Now Events - Groove on the Green - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Final scores and photos from Friday's Chattanooga-area prep football games - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Homes going up in luxury neighborhood along Tennessee River - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chattanooga housing inventory continues to normalize - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- France Gets Debt Warning as S&P Downgrades in Unscheduled Move - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- China Officials Try to Ease Global Concern Over Rare Earth Curbs - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- 'No Kings' protests against Trump planned nationwide, in what the GOP calls 'hate America' rallies - AP News (US News)
- Alaska storm damage so bad many evacuees won’t go home for at least 18 months, governor says - CNN (US News)
- Trump commutes prison sentence of ex-lawmaker George Santos - DW (US News)
- 10 injured, 1 seriously after balcony collapse near UC - FOX19 | Cincinnati (US News)
- Trump says he wants to end Ukraine war without sending Tomahawk missiles - Axios (US News)
- Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff apologises for San Francisco deployment remark - BBC (Business)
- Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff apologises for San Francisco deployment remark - BBC (US News)
- Boeing wins FAA approval to hike 737 MAX production to 42 planes per month - Reuters (Business)
- Dhanteras: Why India's Diwali gold rush is different this year - BBC (Business)
- Vermont Legislator Resigns Over Racist Republican Texts - The New York Times (US News)
- Trump Pledges To Cut Obesity Drug Prices. Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly Stocks Dive. - Investor's Business Daily (Business)
- Wall Street rises to finish its best week in 2 months after bank stocks stabilize - AP News (Business)
- Man convicted in Etan Patz's murder must be re-tried by June or released: Judge - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos (US News)
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