Fri
Jun 26 2009
08:38 am
By: R. Neal
Rikki Hall looks at Mackay's experience and accomplishments and wonders why anyone is talking about replacing him.
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- Alcoa Hwy construction to extend to 2030 (2 replies)
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- Musicians dropping out of President's Freedom Concert Series (1 reply)
- It's time for new blood in Congress, Barnett in - Burchett out (1 reply)
- Burning Down The House... (2 replies)
- Behind Lege Lies (1 reply)
- Peace (1 reply)
- Speak your truth, fight and believe. (1 reply)
- Large banks have too much AI data center debt? (1 reply)
- GOP misleading on federal health care funding (1 reply)
- Feds indict civil rights group (3 replies)
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- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
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- 60-day clock starts for negotiations with Iran over strait, nuclear future (TN Lookout)
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- FEMA nominee pressed on whether Trump favors disaster funding requests from GOP states (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
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- Hiking with Harrington: Rich Mt. Road (Knox TN Today)
- Plant flowers like wildlife depends on it. They do! (Knox TN Today)
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Local TV News
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- Former ORNL employee pleads guilty to acting as a foreign agent (WATE)
- Jellico board votes down Bitcoin mine zoning ordinance despite resident frustration (WATE)
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- Man dead after truck drives into Tennessee River in Downtown Knoxville (WATE)
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- Pilgrim’s to close part of Chattanooga poultry operations amid shift to Georgia - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
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- US push to get Iran talks started hits an early bump due to intense fighting in Lebanon - AP News (US News)
- The Costs of the Iran War: Thousands of Lives and Billions of Dollars - The New York Times (US News)
- Italy's Meloni says Trump 'made up' story that she 'begged' him for photo at G7 - BBC (US News)
- Income needed to afford a median-priced home has nearly doubled since 2020, report finds - Fox Business (Business)
- Micron Stock Faces Tough Earnings Test. What History Says Happens Next. - Barron's (Business)
- Global stock markets mixed as investors assess durability of U.S.-Iran peace deal - CNBC (Business)
- Kohen Wiley: Police shooting of a 1-year-old Mississippi boy ignites tension between police and Black residents - CNN (US News)
- My Biggest Bet: I'm Going All-In On Energy Infrastructure - Seeking Alpha (Business)
- Paint Peels Off Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Just Days After Trump’s $14.2 Million Renovations - Forbes (US News)
- Obama Presidential Center Opening: See the Celebs Who Attended - Business Insider (US News)
- The Trump administration says it’s cutting student loan interest: What that means - nxsmediawire.com (Business)
- What's open and closed on Juneteenth 2026? Find out if banks, USPS and stores are operating. - CBS News (Business)
- US export ban on Anthropic’s AI models further strains alliances - Al Jazeera (Business)
- Warsh wants markets to guide the Fed, not the other way around - Yahoo Finance (Business)
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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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