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• Is The Family Dabbling in Queer Genocide Now?

  Terry Gross on NPRs Fresh Air: The Family is also connected to proposed anti-gay legislation in Uganda that could sentence, quote, repeat of... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 6:52pm EST
  by redmondkr

• City Trees and Property Values

  I had seen articles explaining the increase in property values based on distance to parks, but I had not seen one explaining the effect of m... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 11:27am EST
  by jbr

• Why everybody likes dogs

  Jack McElroy explains... ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 10:51am EST
  by R. Neal

• Knoxville dresses up for the holidays

  Slideshow with more pics... ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 11:12pm EST
  by R. Neal

• What's wrong with people? (Episode #436)

  Operation Migration hangar, aircraft vandalized: The Operation Migration effort that is escorting young whooping cranes to refuges in Florid... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 8:32am EST
  by R. Neal

• White House state dinner crashers met Obama

  The New York Times has a report with photo. The Secret Service is "deeply concerned and embarrassed." The party crashers are apparently audi... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 8:00am EST
  by R. Neal

• News twitter makes news

  LED billboard fail. ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 7:23am EST
  by R. Neal

• Gun lobby enabled Ft. Hood shooter?

  Link... During the Clinton administration, the FBI had access to records of gun background checks for up to 180 days. But in 2003, Congress... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 5:20pm EST
  by Bbeanster

• Friday Remote Area Bird Blogging

  Bob Ottey lives in Omagh, Northern Ireland. He is a retired head game keeper, retired riverkeeper, retired fieldsports writer and wildlife ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:13am EST
  by redmondkr

• Happy Thanksgiving!

  Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 8:22am EST
  by R. Neal

• Don’t Judge a Kroger By Its' Cover

  On a recent Saturday night trip to the affectionately known “Fellini” Kroger on North Broadway, the manager, Tom Coburn, was donning a n... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 4:45pm EST
  by Cheryl Ball

• Public meeting re. Gay Street 100 block project

  What: The City of Knoxville is hosting a public meeting updating the status of the ongoing Gay Street Streetscapes project Where: Emporium B... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 12:32pm EST
  by R. Neal

• Amazon Updates Kindle 2 Reader

  Your Kindle just got a even better. Now you can load pdf files into it directly through its USB port. Here is the firmware update page. One... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 6:09pm EST
  by redmondkr

• Christmas in the City and lighting of the tree

  Start: Nov 27 2009 - 18:00 End: Nov 27 2009 - 22:00 Timezone: Etc/GMT-5 What: Celebration of Lights Where: Downtown Knoxville Krutch Park Ex... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 5:14pm EST
  by R. Neal

• Cosby for County Mayor?

  We are told that Lewis F. Cosby has picked up two nominating petitions for Knox County Mayor: one for the Republican Primary and one as an I... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 2:22pm EST
  by R. Neal

• Hutchison: Homeless not welcome in Halls or Powell

  Hutchison serves up red meat to the Powell Republican Club, Sandra Clark dishes. ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 10:40am EST
  by R. Neal

• New look

  As you can see, we've made some changes to the layout at KnoxViews. I was reworking some of the plumbing (rewriting the psychedelic template... read more' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 5:53pm EST
  by R. Neal

• Not what you think it is, or should be...

  Enclosure: [download]

  Insert your own jokes here. See attachment. ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 5:26pm EST
  by Mark Harmon

• Community revitalization: where do the people go?

  Knoxville’s Community Development Corp.’s is coming up with $80 million to completely change the Walter P. Taylor apartment complex. The... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:51pm EST
  by bizgrrl

• Camp Montvale update

  The Camp Montvale property is being foreclosed and going up for auction. But this may be a good thing. According to a notice in the Maryvill... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:49am EST
  by R. Neal

• Layoffs report

  The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development has received notice that La-Z-Boy Tennessee is laying off 216 workers at its Rhe... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:29am EST
  by R. Neal

• Public Option

  Joe Klein said it best when describing the right wing's mis-guided fears about a public option on Chris Matthews today: That many people don... read more' [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 7:32pm EST
  by StaceyDiamond

• Senator Alexander, Are 1.2 Million Tennesseans "Ghetto"?

  Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander's classy remarks on Medicaid patients: Dumping of 15 million low-income Americans into a medical ghetto ca... read more' [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 11:07pm EST
  by rocketsquirrel

• We waited with baited breath, turned our lonely eyes 2 U

  Bravo, senator. Occasions such as this only come along once or twice every epoch. You rose to it with eloquence and sagacity unparalleled i... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 3:49pm EST
  by Sven

• Knox candidates off and running

  Here's the list of candidates who have named treasurers, updated to indicate who picked up a petition yesterday. Tim Hutchison was a no sho... read more' [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 9:25am EST
  by R. Neal

• No guns in bars. Again.

  TN guns-in-bars law struck down. ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:26pm EST
  by SnM

• They Work for You,

  Remind them The Senate Majority Leader has teed up the first of several procedural votes needed in the Senate to ultimately pass the Health ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 1:48pm EST
  by EricLykins

• Restaurant Review: K Town Kebabs, or "How I went to the mall, and left happy."

  I rarely go to the mall. When I mean rarely, I mean that I have been to West Town Mall exactly 11 times during the whole time I have lived i... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:54pm EST
  by metulj

• Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers in Knoxville, Nov 22-24

  The Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG) is the largest and most active (IMHO) regional division of the... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:25am EST
  by metulj

• Quote of the Day

  Excerpt from the book review... Now we are faced with the daunting task of wrapping our minds around the Palin memoir Going Rogue, appearing... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:03am EST
  by WhitesCreek

• County Commission District 7

  At least early on, I find this to be the most interesting race of all the races, and I am only talking about the primary. Currently, we hav... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:25am EST
  by JHayes

• County Commission District 7

  At least early on, I find this to be the most interesting race of all the races, and I am only talking about the primary. Currently, we hav... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:25am EST
  by JHayes

• University of Calif. OKs 32 percent tuition hike

  Looks like a lot of out of state students may be in our college and university system future. In college I recall folks from out of state te... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 4:55pm EST
  by jbr

• Cortney Piper considers bid for Burchett's State Senate seat

  Metro Pulse with the scoop... ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 1:02pm EST
  by R. Neal

• Obama: slacker

  WhitesCreek counts the ways... ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 12:21pm EST
  by R. Neal

• FAA: Flight delays due to computer glitch

  Delta and AirTran are heavily affected as is the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration said... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:41am EST
  by bizgrrl

• Public meeting re. Gay Street 100 block project

  What: The City of Knoxville is hosting a public meeting updating the status of the ongoing Gay Street Streetscapes project Where: Emporium B... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:33am EST
  by R. Neal

• Speaking of convergence

  You can't make this stuff up. Tennessee is shaping up to be ground zero for the idiocracy insurgence. ... read more' [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:04pm EST
  by R. Neal

• Distance learning from space

  Cookeville's Tennessee Technological University and Congressman Bart Gordon will host a live conversation between more than 120 students and... read more' [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 6:21pm EST
  by R. Neal

• Headline of the day

  Truck plows into Greeneville Waffle House Hope everyone is OK. ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 4:57pm EST
  by R. Neal

• Friday marks official start of the Knox County 2010 elections

  Knox County Administrator of elections Greg Mackay reminds us that Friday November 20th is the first day to pick up petitions for the Knox C... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 3:44pm EST
  by R. Neal

• Brown bag lunch and book discussion today with Dr. McIntyre

  If you're downtown and don't already have lunch plans, Knox County School Superintendent Dr. James McIntyre will be leading the discussion t... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 11:22am EST
  by R. Neal

• A quick note about the trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed

  Boo! Remember, according to the 2001 line of reasoning, they did this because they hate our values as Americans. Remember 2001? Oh, yeah. Ba... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:02am EST
  by metulj

• Interesting afternoon at UT

  Georgiana Vines' senior Media Management class at UT's School of Journalism and Electronic Media had a panel discussion this afternoon with ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 8:39pm EST
  by R. Neal

• While City Council is Considering EZ Bonds to Upgrade the Holiday Inn,

  "...the University of Tennessee is exploring the feasibility of building a hotel and conference center as part of a proposed master-planned... read more" [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 4:31pm EST
  by Stan G

• NEA/AFT oppose tax on "Cadillac" health plans

  The Senate Finance Committee’s health-care-overhaul measure would levy a tax on insurance companies offering individual plans costing $8,0... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 1:31pm EST
  by Tamara Shepherd

• What to do? Breast cancer screening guidelines changing?

  My first thought is WTF. I'll be very interested in how my personal doctors react to the announcement. The United States Preventive Services... read more' [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:25am EST
  by bizgrrl

• Environment America: 100 new nuclear reactors not the answer to global warming

  "New nuclear power investments would actually worsen climate change because the money spent on nuclear reactors would not be available for s... read more" [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:24am EST
  by R. Neal

• Leonid Meteor Showers Peak Tuesday

  The annual Leonid Meteor Shower is expected to be at its peak between 1 AM and dawn Tuesday with as many as 20 to 30 meteors per hour visibl... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 5:40pm EST
  by redmondkr

• TNDP: Obama is not a communist

  TN Democratic Party: Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester said state Rep. Richard Floyd owes Hamilton County residents an apol... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 5:02pm EST
  by R. Neal

• Palin could easily get the GOP nomination in 2012 due to winner take all primaries

  Link... This is another fascinating case of the increasingly radical GOP base pulling their party so far out of the mainstream that they wil... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 11:25am EST
  by sugarfatpie

• Paula Flowers not ready for progressive prime time?

  Somebody called "That's My Congress" says no. (By way of Joe Lance and ACK. See also: Joe's sitdown with Kim McMillan.) ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:24am EST
  by R. Neal

• 10 Differences Between Fox News and MSNBC

  According to Air America... ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:07am EST
  by R. Neal

• Layoffs report

  The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development received notice that 18 workers at the Jackson Sun newspaper were laid off on Oc... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:56am EST
  by R. Neal

• Karaoke pirates

  Karaoke industry coming down on bootleg downloads. Some guy in comments says if he's smart enough to download them and burn the discs or do... read more' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:35am EST
  by R. Neal

• Climate Change and the Tea Parties

  Tea Party folks are really all about arguing about people. Even when they are against children receiving health care (but not understanding ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:40am EST
  by metulj

• Afghanistan: more troops?

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sixty-five thousand troops already stationed in Afghanistan. So fa... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 5:34am EST
  by bizgrrl

• It's a good think our Senators are protecting us from those Socialist Green Jobs...

  New wind farm going up in Texas? Great! Stimulus money putting people to work? Check! Jobs created- 2,030. Awesome! Unfortunately, 2,00... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 10:36pm EST
  by reform4

• If a pair of young people is knocking on your door this week, and one of them has a video camera, don’t worry...

  – you can answer the door. They won’t roll tape without your permission, and they only want to ask you some questions abo... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 6:11pm EST
  by rickydontlose

• Tellico: Still bitter after 30 years

  And rightfully so. ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 4:01pm EST
  by R. Neal

• Kelo revisited

  posted originally on the gather website Walk down memory lane, and try to remember the details and merits of a case from just a few short ye... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 7:14pm EST
  by michael kaplan

• A New Monument

  Yesterday about 5pm I saw a dude pooping where the monument to country music used to be. Maybe he didn't want it taken down. I could have ta... read more' [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 4:38pm EST
  by StaceyDiamond

• Why can't we get this headline in the USA?

  Big profit from nature protection Money invested in protecting nature can bring huge financial returns, according to a study backed by the... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 2:58pm EST
  by Treehouse

• Why can't we get this headline in the USA?

  Big profit from nature protection Money invested in protecting nature can bring huge financial returns, according to a study backed by the... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 2:58pm EST
  by Treehouse

• my new postcard collection

  Just when I thought The Sunspheres would be my last collection, I've found a new interest: postcards showing high-speed roads cutting throug... read more' [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 2:03pm EST
  by michael kaplan

• The Jackson Massacre

  Forty years ago the Vols were unbeaten & ranked 3rd in the country headed to Jackson, Mississippi to play the up & down Ole Miss Reb... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 8:02am EST
  by bill young

• Best Cities for less driving

  When I looked through this list and the types of cities listed I thought Knoxville seems pretty capable of creating these minimizing driving... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 3:41pm EST
  by jbr

• Day One of the Real Barack Obama Presidency?

  The quoted text is from Mark Dorlester via the CitizenStrategyThinkTank@groups.barackobama.com listserve. I added the links. An Editorial: ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 1:22pm EST
  by EricLykins

• TVA to scrub smokestack air pollution, flush the toxins into the Clinch River

  Environmental defense group Earthjustice is seeking to prevent TVA's Kingston coal-fired power plant from flushing 1,000,000 gallons of poll... read more' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 9:26am EST
  by R. Neal

• Coming soon: BadGoogleVoice.com

  Katie Allison Granju explains... ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 8:21am EST
  by R. Neal

• A couple of new blogs to check out

  A couple of new blogs from a couple of great writers you might know: • Shane Rhyne: A Place to Hang My Hat • Rikki Hall: Sour Pers... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:57am EST
  by R. Neal

• CoverTN suspending enrollment

  The State of Tennessee is suspending enrollment in CoverTN, the state's health insurance plan for working uninsured. Individuals or employer... read more' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 6:04am EST
  by R. Neal

• Conservation easements announced at Foothills gala

  A really nice gesture by Gail Harris and Charles Lunsford. I don't know how you get a thanks to those folks but anyone knows let us know. I... read more' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 12:19am EST
  by jbr

• Windows 7: Works for me

  I upgraded my main desktop PC from Vista Business to Windows 7 Professional this morning. It was sort of anti-climatic. (Knock on wood.) ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 5:03pm EST
  by R. Neal

• UT Football players arrested for attempted armed robbery

  The three football players are Kiffin recruits. ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:47am EST
  by bizgrrl

• Photo Op with Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker

  See also: 14 Health Care Provisions that won't take effect immediately if our republican senators have their way. The Advocacy Journalism Aw... read more' [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 4:56am EST
  by EricLykins

• Lou Dobbs

  Deported video of last broadcast ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 11:16pm EST
  by EricLykins

• Air pollution takes a toll on young lungs

  It seems locating schools and residential areas close to highways and other pollution sources is something the government should stop doing.... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:55pm EST
  by jbr

• Legacy R.I.P.

  This from the Facebook page: "The Crown and Goose is taking over Legacy, kicking Janice out, and will use her store as storage space. Help s... read more" [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:40pm EST
  by michael kaplan

• Legacy R.I.P.

  This from the Facebook page: "The Crown and Goose is taking over Legacy, kicking Janice out, and will use her store as storage space. Help s... read more" [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:40pm EST
  by michael kaplan

• 10 States facing looming budget disasters

  Ten states in serious trouble according to this AP release on Yahoo News of research for the Pew Center on States. Arizona, Florida, Illinoi... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 5:07pm EST
  by jbr

• Public Forum: How the Green Economy Affects the Heart of Knoxville

  Start: Nov 19 2009 - 18:30 End: Nov 19 2009 - 21:00 Timezone: US/Eastern WHAT ARE GREEN JOBS? AND WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO DO WITH LOWERING YOUR... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 3:57pm EST
  by rickydontlose

• Southerners want Federal money and fear for jobs

  The local paper has this AP blast about a Winthrop Poll that has some expected (partisan views of Obama's 'trustworthiness') and even more e... read more' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 11:29am EST
  by metulj

• A salute to Veterans on Veterans Day

  Thanks to all who serve. As always on Veteran's Day, here's one story. UPDATE: From the parade in downtown Knoxville today, click for slides... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:03am EST
  by R. Neal

• Moving Forward Graduation Summit - Reducing Dropout Rates in Knox County Schools

  Start: Nov 14 2009 - 09:00 End: Nov 14 2009 - 13:00 Timezone: US/Eastern Your assistance is requested to help solve a big problem in our com... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:34pm EST
  by Lisa Starbuck

• Obama: 44 and 44

  I've been remiss in not commenting on Saturday's historic vote in the House on health care reform. Even though I have been disappointed by D... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:28pm EST
  by R. Neal

• The Love Kitchen

  I recently had a coversation with Ray Abbas and learned the Love Kitchen is in need of support. Ray said that the Love Kitchen had never tur... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 5:44pm EST
  by Gregg Lonas

• The Dems' Smart Move....

  Pretty accurate historical assessment here. Ideological purity is, well, a bad idea. Only in America, though, could the word "pragmatism" be... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:25am EST
  by metulj

• Knoxville Veterans Day Parade

  Start: Nov 11 2009 - 10:45 End: Nov 11 2009 - 11:30 Timezone: Etc/GMT-5 A parade to honor veterans will be held Wednesday, November 11, 2009... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:32am EST
  by bizgrrl

• JulieApple from 5th Ave. to 5th Ave.

  Julianne Applegate's (Mrs. Metulj) JulieApple line of stylishly sustainable handbags is featured in today's Knoxville News Sentinel. Visit h... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:45am EST
  by R. Neal

• Stacey X, Masked Avenger

  You have got to be kidding me. Why do I know that this has nothing to do with Campfield's affection for the writings of Yukio Mishima and mo... read more' [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 12:00am EST
  by metulj

• Knoxville ranks as a safe place to walk

  A report from Transportation for America (T4America) and the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership "ranks metropolitan areas based on th... read more" [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 4:01pm EST
  by bizgrrl

• How about a ballot referendum on traffic cameras?

  How does one go about getting a referendum item on a ballot in Knox County? I know that it requires collecting signatures, but how many, and... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 12:45pm EST
  by Virgil Proudfoot

• Market Square District wants Bearden District to "cease and desist" First Friday events

  My, my... Well, I never... Oh, dear. Quite the little spat going on in K-Town. From Michael Silence, "Spilt wineing over First Fridays". He... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 11:24am EST
  by bizgrrl

• Davis, Gordon, Tanner vote no on health care bill

  Thirty-nine Democrats across the country opposed H.R.3962, a bill "To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce t... read more" [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:11am EST
  by bizgrrl

• Primary County Commission District 2

  Looks like Commissioner Broyles is getting a primary challenge. Link... ... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 3:22pm EST
  by Knoxpolitico

• This is the Droid review you are looking for

  I got over to the Verizon store at Turkey Creek Friday at around 8:40. By 9AM I was out the door with a fully provisioned and functioning Ve... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 1:26pm EST
  by R. Neal

• Cooper votes Yes on House Health Care Bill

  Jim Cooper voted for the health care bill that passed in the House yesterday. Joe Armstrong,according to Pith in the Wind, signed a letter u... read more [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 7:58am EST
  by bill young

• What we have here is a failure to communicate

  So today we went over to my Mom and Dad's for my Dad's 85th birthday. (Happy birthday, Dad!) We're giving my older sister (who is deaf and l... read more' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:33pm EST
  by R. Neal

• Madeline's qualifications for Mayor

  Folks interested in learning about Madeline's qualifications will get the most complete information by talking directly with her. Contact Ma... read more' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:13pm EST
  by awoodle