Fri
Mar 19 2010
02:09 pm
By: michael kaplan

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Discussing:
- Are Chat bots a waste of time? (1 reply)
- Smith & Wesson noise problem (1 reply)
- 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)
- Georgia issues burn ban, first time in state history (2 replies)
TN Progressive
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- Louisville, TN, town center coming soon? (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)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Local election officials reel over ‘logistical nightmare’ of Trump’s vote-by-mail order (TN Lookout)
- Shelby County Clerk Tami Sawyer indicted by U.S. DOJ for using $44k in public funds for personal use (TN Lookout)
- After One Big Beautiful Bill Act, 100,000 Tennesseans’ lose SNAP food aid (TN Lookout)
- Trousdale Turner guards to wear body cameras at privately-run prison (TN Lookout)
- Kennedy Center facade blocked from public view by tarp after Trump’s name removed (TN Lookout)
- Will Tennessee Republicans’ next move be to purge Democrats entirely? (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Fort Sanders, rewound (Knox TN Today)
- The Book Whisperer suggests special novels for June (Knox TN Today)
- The Johnsons (Knox TN Today)
- Larry Kerr + ‘Dream it. Do it.’ + Faye Cardwell (Knox TN Today)
- Mama said…“ Don’t burn your bridges.” (Knox TN Today)
- TSSAA approves basketball shot clock by 2029-30 season (Knox TN Today)
- Young Reader’s Shelf: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Knox TN Today)
- Wesley House Community Center invites the community to Friends of Wesley Breakfast (Knox TN Today)
- 6/17 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Applications now open for 2026 STRIVE veteran entrepreneurship cohort (Knox TN Today)
- Youth Scoop: Activities for all ages in Knox & area (Knox TN Today)
- War time drive at Knoxville High School (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Repaving of Alcoa's Diverging Diamond Interchange to impact traffic (WATE)
- Knoxville nonprofit CareCuts expands services with free telehealth clinic (WATE)
- Knoxville to commemorate Juneteenth with parade and festival (WATE)
- Knoxville pro golfer tees up for sixth straight Women's PGA Championship (WATE)
- University of Tennessee professor fired over Charlie Kirk comments amends lawsuit (WATE)
- 'Great relief' Cocke County receives $1 million reimbursement from FEMA as Helene recovery continues (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Immigrant org, La Paz Chattanooga, tries to bridge immigration perspective at local club - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Amazon to create 300 new jobs with new Chattanooga delivery station - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Teen charged in connection with disappearance of Collegedale man - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Vols’ new strength coach may play key role in Baylor star DGG’s decision - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Stock futures are higher as Wall Street gears up for Federal Reserve rate decision: Live updates - CNBC (Business)
- DOJ aims to block suit over Musk data center pollution, citing national security - The Washington Post (Business)
- Oil Tumbles to Fresh Three-Month Low on Hormuz Reopening Trade - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- Georgia runoffs 2026: Rick Jackson topples Burt Jones, wins GOP nod for governor - AJC.com (US News)
- B-52 was in the air a very short time before crashing and killing all 8 on board - AP News (US News)
- US Attorney for Minnesota charges 15 anti-ICE protesters, alleging ties to antifa groups - 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS (US News)
- Plane crash reported on loop near Saunders, Clark in Laredo - KGNS (US News)
- Trump beats a longtime adversary with a late Georgia endorsement, and other election takeaways - CNN (US News)
- 1 dead after shooting at Wilmington Hospital in Delaware; suspect taken into custody in Philadelphia - 6abc Philadelphia (US News)
- Oil little changed as investors weigh US-Iran peace deal, Hormuz uncertainty - Reuters (Business)
- Trump Picked Warsh to Cut Rates. His Committee Is Talking About Hikes. - WSJ (Business)
- Protests break out in Senatobia following death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley after police shooting - localmemphis.com (US News)
- Group planned to attack White House UFC event using snipers and drones, FBI says - BBC (US News)
- SpaceX’s $60 Billion Cursor Acquisition Doubles 20-Something Cofounders’ Net Worths - Forbes (Business)
- SpaceX valuation balloons to $2.6T, briefly passes Amazon - TechCrunch (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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yes
yes
At least parking isn't a
At least parking isn't a problem.
That sorta is the idea
That sorta is the idea - working with TDOT to put free, lit parking for the Old City under the completed widened road. The Old City merchants thought it made some sense. Oh well, consider it minimalist art.
Lit would be an improvement.
Lit would be an improvement. Maybe a few cameras. I see lots of freshly broken glass on the street and sidewalk riding through there.
Oh well, consider it
maybe the city could invite christo to wrap it in blossoms for next year's dogwood festival.
the parking lot, unfortunately, is NOT well lit at night, and today it was strewn with bottles and beer cans.
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Our Michael is an architect, Bill.
Function follows form :-)