Fri
Aug 16 2019
12:43 am
By: michael kaplan
Maybe the next Mayor could invite the Chinese to reopen local factories. Imagine locally-produced jeans ...
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Discussing:
- Woodstock 1969, live (6 replies)
- Knox County early voting (9 replies)
- Focus attack on local "socialists" (7 replies)
- Tip: don't answer (12 replies)
- Exposure to polluted air is like smoking a pack a day, study says (1 reply)
- Chris Matthews on Senate races (2 replies)
- A neighbor you don't want (1 reply)
- Inverted yield curve signals looming recession (3 replies)
- Is Trump dumber than dirt? (4 replies)
- Mark Harmon columns find a new home (2 replies)
- San Francisco $9 million public toilet program (2 replies)
- Another mass shooting in our country (20 replies)
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TN Politics
- Republicans Pick New Caucus Chair Ahead of Special Session (Nashville Scene)
- Get to Votin' (Again) (Nashville Scene)
- AG asked to opine on power to oust Byrd from House (TN Journal)
- Conservative Pundit and Radio Host Steve Gill Jailed for Back Child Support (Nashville Scene)
- Council Declines to Ban Scooters (Nashville Scene)
- Gill jailed for failing to pay $170K in child support (TN Journal)
- Council Will Consider Scooter, Airbnb Regulations (Nashville Scene)
- Yep, That's a Bear (Nashville Scene)
- Resolution to oust Byrd won’t be on calendar. But is one even needed? (TN Journal)
- Can Curcio counter curse of ‘last supper’ photo? (TN Journal)
- Groups seek to block new Tennessee voter registration law (TN Journal)
- Tennessee student testing data shows math improvement (TN Journal)
Knox TN Today
- Dear Marshall: Listen to the squirrel (Knox TN Today)
- Working Man Nick McBride (Knox TN Today)
- Please pass the salt shaker (Knox TN Today)
- Knoxville Opera season: tragic romance, glorious freedom (Knox TN Today)
- Friends honor Chef Joe Cunningham (Knox TN Today)
- Feast for the goats (Knox TN Today)
- West Hills Health and Rehab adds hospice wing (Knox TN Today)
- Young actors target adventure with ‘Robin Hood’ (Knox TN Today)
- Maria Lee encourages kids in community service (Knox TN Today)
- Fran Stoner was Oak Ridge pioneer (Knox TN Today)
- Knox County to stop glass recycling (Knox TN Today)
- The myth of the ‘gun show loophole’ (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Officers responding to reported shooting (WATE)
- Kitten rescued from the middle of the interstate in Anderson County (WBIR)
- Rep. Faison wins Tennessee GOP House Caucus vote (WATE)
- Zoo Knoxville will soon be hand-raising four red panda cubs (WBIR)
- Sheriff recalls 1980 murder of Mary Jones: ‘It was the most terrible crime scene I have ever worked or witnessed.’ (WATE)
- 10 About Town: August 22 - 25, 2019 (WBIR)
- See lead levels at Knox County schools (WATE)
- Officials break ground on $47M Tennessee vets home (WATE)
- Great Smoky Mountains gets donation of ‘priceless’ artifacts (WATE)
- Pigeon Forge is getting a liquid nitrogen ice cream shop that will have boozy options (WBIR)
- Early voting ends Thursday in Knoxville's primary election (WBIR)
- UT freshman starts classes after a 31-day, 800-mile canoe trip over the summer (WBIR)
News Sentinel
- Tired of Titans blackouts? This Congressional fix could end TV contract disputes | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
- 'Panda kindergarten': Zoo Knoxville to hand-rear four orphan red pandas (KNS News)
- 'Massive' sewage leak in Asheville's Reed Creek is under investigation (KNS News)
- Former downtown Park Bank, soon to be Embassy Suites, will keep 'unique' 1970s exterior (KNS News)
- Knoxville Biz Ticker: Knoxville Area Urban League partners with TVA to train local contractors, community (KNS Business)
- Most Knox teachers says standardized tests are worthless, survey says (KNS News)
- See photos of General Robert Neyland through the years (KNS News)
- Why I stood with President Donald Trump to represent America overseas | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
- Feds: PainMD's abandoned medical records at risk of being burned, shredded (KNS News)
- Expand medication-assisted treatment to prevent overdose deaths | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
- How conservatives are making the best case against the death penalty | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
- Pellissippi professor accused of sexual harassment still on paid leave after a year (KNS News)
- Check out the new 'vertical neighborhood' living concept in downtown Knoxville (KNS Business)
- Knox.biz announces 2019 Health Care Heroes winners (KNS Business)
State News
- WorkChaplain startup provides outsourced spiritual care to Chattanooga businesses - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Memphis park closes lakes and tests for toxic algae after two dog deaths (Commercial Appeal)
- Your insider's guide to everything happening during the Tennessee legislature's special session (Tennessean)
- Anonymous tweets. A peed-on chair. Control of the caucus campaign committee: The latest House GOP scuffle (Tennessean)
- Defense wants psychological eval for Brandon Theesfeld, suspect in Ally Kostial's slaying (Commercial Appeal)
- TVA board offers 'heartfelt sympathy' but no medical help for Kingston coal ash workers (Tennessean)
- Memphis cooks the best fried chicken. Here are 6 of the city's must-try restaurants (Commercial Appeal)
- Is Arkansas the next state to ban greyhound racing? A decision could be around the corner. (Commercial Appeal)
- Feds: PainMD's abandoned medical records at risk of being burned, shredded (Tennessean)
- Kennedy: How the tragic death of a Red Bank father after a skateboarding accident ultimately saved lives - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Photos & Video: Ceremony celebrates return of historic WWII ship to Chattanooga - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Franklin Equipment Rental expands in Chattanooga - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Local .GOV
- The Ten - With Chris Howley (Knoxville)
- All4Knox Mayors' Community Summit (Knoxville)
- Road Testing the New Mobile Recreation Program for Knoxville's Youth (Knoxville)
- City to Replace 109-Year-Old Mineral Springs Avenue Bridge (Knoxville)
- Work to Further Improve Cumberland Avenue to Begin July 29, 2019 (Knoxville)
- Summer in the City Interns Inaugurate One Love Day Tradition (Knoxville)
- New Harvest Park to celebrate 2019 Corn & Tomato Day (Knox County)
- KCHD urges parents to ensure kids' vaccinations are up to date (Knox County)
- KCHD announces 2019-2019 N.E.A.T. approved sites (Knox County)
- New Harvest Park to host 9th Annual Blueberry Festival (Knox County)
- New Harvest Park up above and up close (Knox County)
- Second Saturday Concert series lineups announced (Knox County)
Wire Reports
- TSA urges consumers to change identification as Real ID deadline draws near - CBS News (US News)
- Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Gap, Salesforce, Intuit - CNBC (Business)
- $1 million worth of cocaine found in banana box shipments at Washington Safeway stores, police say - Fox News (US News)
- HP has a new CEO - The Verge (Business)
- VMware acquires Carbon Black for $2.1B and Pivotal for $2.7 billion - TechCrunch (Business)
- Suspect arrested in Cal State Fullerton stabbing - Los Angeles Times (US News)
- Jeffrey Epstein was MURDERED, claims victims’ lawyer after ‘receiving new information from prison sou - The Sun (US News)
- 'We have a right to be here': Climate activists crash DNC summer meeting - Washington Examiner (US News)
- CNN anchor: Spicer and Sanders new TV jobs 'deserve outrage and backlash' - Washington Examiner (US News)
- Yield curve inverts after hawkish Fed remarks - Financial Times (Business)
- Overstock CEO resigns days after sharing statement regarding 'Russian investigation' - KSL.com (Business)
- Bernie Sanders' new, special carve out for unions undermines the case for his socialized healthcare plan - Washington Examiner (US News)
- Two top Fed officials say they don’t favor additional interest-rate cuts - MarketWatch (Business)
- Fed boss needs straight talk to win back investors - The Australian Financial Review (Business)
- Why Planned Parenthood was ordered to pay $3 million to a whistleblower - Washington Examiner (US News)
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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