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Jan 17 2026
06:05 am
By: bizgrrl

We may be past being embarrassed. We're now in shock?
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Discussing:
- 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)
- U.S. will look to tap Venezuelan oil reserves, Trump says (2 replies)
- Knoxville parking overhaul drives higher use, more citations, increased revenue (7 replies)
- U.S. Rep. (TN) Burchett like a child on a playground? (1 reply)
- Fear over the future of AI is valid (2 replies)
- New Tennessee laws going into effect in 2026 (1 reply)
- Winter solstice: Dec. 21, 2025 (1 reply)
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
- Symbolism isn’t enough: What Tennessee’s MLK streets reveal about investment and power (TN Lookout)
- Memphis library workers fight for civil service protection (TN Lookout)
- One year of Donald Trump: Alarms sound over relentless expansion of presidential powers (TN Lookout)
- Report: Walz, Frey to receive subpoenas in criminal matter related to ICE (TN Lookout)
- Editor’s notebook: Beginning Tennessee’s political year with hypocrisy (TN Lookout)
- Trump threatens tariffs on Greenland, countries that oppose US takeover (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Every SEC win matters for Lady Vols (Knox TN Today)
- James Brock: He lived along Swan Pond (Knox TN Today)
- Free Community Pancake Breakfast Saturday (Knox TN Today)
- HEADLINES: News and events from the World, the USA, Tennessee, Knox & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Ignorance is Bliss, or is it? (Knox TN Today)
- New Year, new decisions: Is HSA a choice? (Knox TN Today)
- Hillcrest Healthcare reminds Mobility is Medicine (Knox TN Today)
- Ripple Coffee Company revisioning north landmark (Knox TN Today)
- History Hour on January 21 (Knox TN Today)
- Princess Day ahead at Zoo Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
- Carnegie Foundation reaffirms Maryville College’s longstanding commitment to community (Knox TN Today)
- Tennessee football has generated January excitement – and confusion (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Knoxville family credits father's quick thinking for his survival after tree falls on truck (WATE)
- March across Blount County honors MLK's legacy and fight for equality (WATE)
- Tennesseans prepare for tax season changes before filing (WATE)
- I-640 W in Knoxville back open after tractor-trailer crash, fuel spill (WATE)
- 'It fills my heart': Tennessee football players volunteer at local food back (WATE)
- Knoxville's annual MLK memorial service emphasizes teaching the next generation (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Chattanooga Now Events - Arboriculture: A Comprehensive Understanding of Trees - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Dear Abby: Daughter is failing at being a good mother - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Free Press Opinion: Why Dr. King didn’t need to be in Chattanooga in 1963 - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Times Opinion: The systemic force driving gentrification in Chattanooga - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Asian Stocks Face Wary Start as Tariff Feud Grows: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- Anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church is latest flash point over Trump’s crackdown - The Washington Post (US News)
- Powerball jackpot winning numbers for Monday, January 19, 2026 - USA Today (Business)
- 100 vehicles pile up in Michigan crash as snowstorm moves across the country - ABC News (US News)
- Top U.S. archbishops denounce American foreign policy - NPR (US News)
- Intense geomagnetic storms could make auroras visible in southern US - The Guardian (US News)
- Indiana Judge and His Wife Are Shot at Their Suburban Home - The New York Times (US News)
- Are 'tech dense' farms the future of farming? - BBC (Business)
- AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case - AP News (Business)
- NYSE working on a new platform for trading digital tokens around the clock - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- The latest: DOJ appealing judge’s order limiting federal agents’ actions against protesters - MPR News (US News)
- Trump's DEI crackdown is changing MLK Day - Axios (US News)
- Trump Is Set to Unveil Big Plans Addressing Housing Affordability This Week. Here's What We Know - Investopedia (Business)
- Zurich submits improved proposal to acquire 100% of specialist insurer Beazley - Reinsurance News (Business)
- China hits its GDP target—in a weird way - The Economist (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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True
The cognitive dissonance is astounding. This is not the country I was told was the best.