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Jul 21 2007
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By: R. Neal  shortURL
BlountViews is a progressive/liberal community space for citizens of Blount County and the surrounding community to meet, organize, and discuss news, politics, events, and issues of interest to progressives.
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Discussing
- Krystal on Alcoa Hwy near the Airport has closed (1 reply)
- Alcoa Hwy - Hunt Road Interchange Redesign (1 reply)
- Jackie Hill! Jackie Hill! She won! (1 reply)
- Blount County Democrats hear from candidates (1 reply)
- Vote for Jay Clark for TN House of Representatives-District 8 (1 reply)
- Where's the dang ammo plant? (1 reply)
- Little River in Townsend has a commercial tubing problem (1 reply)
- Springbrook Farm - ALCOA West Plant Contamination (1 reply)
- Another Alcoa West Plant plan on display - Thurs. Sept. 28, 2017, 5 PM (1 reply)
- Raccoon problems in Blount County (3 replies)
- Downtown Maryville slammed by storm (1 reply)
- Maryville residents must refrain from doing laundry (1 reply)
TN Progressive
- Price Gouging by Big Pharma (TN Citizen Action)
- Exposed: Insurance Insider Explains Industry Games (TN Citizen Action)
- The Next Subprime Crisis (TN Citizen Action)
- Whistle Blower Reveals Asbestos Dump at Kingston TVA (RoaneViews)
- Stop the Block (TN Citizen Action)
- Fallout Shelter Inside Gated Community Given Historic National Register Tax Credit (RoaneViews)
- Friday Toons Via Juanita (RoaneViews)
- Make America Great Again Yet? (RoaneViews)
- Santa’s boo boo (Domestic Psychology)
- Love you too, dear (Domestic Psychology)
- NoBloNo (Domestic Psychology)
- Another correction for the Daily Times (BlountViews)
TN Politics
- Women Say Belmont Law School Discriminates Against Pregnant Students (Nashville Scene)
- Cooper Announces (Another) Plan for Police Body Camera Rollout (Nashville Scene)
- Tennessee Representatives React to Articles of Impeachment (Nashville Scene)
- Tennessee Historical Commission adds 8 sites to National Register (TN Journal)
- The Execution of Lee Hall (Nashville Scene)
- McNally statement on execution of Lee Hall (TN Journal)
- Tennessee Executes Lee Hall for 1991 Murder (Nashville Scene)
- Mayor Announces Climate Initiatives, but Activists Are Unimpressed (Nashville Scene)
- Roe says he’s undecided about re-election bid to Congress (TN Journal)
- Lee signs order moving disability services for young children out of Education Department (TN Journal)
- Lee signs proclamation declaring Rosa Parks Day in Tennessee (TN Journal)
- Vandy baseball team declines White House visit (TN Journal)
Knox TN Today
- Vacation destination: Transiting the Panama Canal is a lock (Knox TN Today)
- Howard and Barbara Phillips: Doing a lot better (Knox TN Today)
- Girl Scouts create snow characters (Knox TN Today)
- HABIT vols bring good cheer (Knox TN Today)
- Fulton Comic Club a platform for artists and writers (Knox TN Today)
- State fails to spend funds earmarked for poor Tennesseans (Knox TN Today)
- Adventures growing up in Fountain City: The Marine Pirate legend (Knox TN Today)
- Memories of Cas Walker fill hair salon (Knox TN Today)
- Kincannon announces top hires; Welch to resign from council (Knox TN Today)
- A bowling we will go (Knox TN Today)
- Pinnacle at Turkey Creek draws visitors, serves community (Knox TN Today)
- Saturday was kids day, all day in Powell (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- LCSO searching for ‘real life Grinch’ after caught on camera stealing packages off porches (WATE)
- Victims Remembrance Tree service honors loved ones (WATE)
- TDOT prepping roads for winter weather (WATE)
- Gov. Bill Lee appoints Kyle Hixson 6th Judicial District Criminal Court Judge (WBIR)
- Jefferson County Schools director confirm two crashes involving school buses (WATE)
- Holiday safety tips from the Knoxville Fire Department (WATE)
- Officials confirm New Market crash involving school bus (WATE)
- Gatlinburg's 'Library Cat' needs a loving home to live out the rest of his days (WBIR)
- Job fair gives students glimpse into their futures (WBIR)
- Knox County Juvenile Court's stuffed animal supply replenished one week after asking for donations (WBIR)
- Volunteers in Blount County pack boxes of toys to bring Christmas to more than 1,000 kids (WBIR)
- Teen pleads to killing pastor, wife; can walk free after his 19th birthday (WBIR)
News Sentinel
- Wednesday classes canceled and delayed in East Tennessee due to winter weather (KNS News)
- TVA investigates contamination concerns, plans new coal ash dump at Cumberland power plant (KNS News)
- Cumberland University history professor: A citizen's guide to how impeachment works (KNS Opinion)
- School districts delay or cancel school because of snowy weather (KNS News)
- Professor Pokemon: Knox teacher's twist on writing classes are a hit online (KNS News)
- There are many reasons we sing the praises of Tennessee | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
- Debate on articles of impeachment against President Trump to begin Wednesday (KNS News)
- Benchmark solution is free market answer to address surprise medical billing | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
- TVA is trucking asbestos discovered buried at Kingston power plant to Loudon County (KNS Business)
- Knox sheriff's office slammed for 'shameful' record keeping system on ICE documents (KNS News)
- As the Broadway viaduct comes down, learn how it began | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
- Knoxville Mayor-elect Indya Kincannon rubs elbows at national Conference of Mayors training (KNS Opinion)
- Knoxville Biz Ticker: Mast General Store to release downtown-branded merchandise 'A Knoxville Christmas' (KNS Business)
- Become a mentor to aspiring Tennessee college graduates | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
State News
- Franklin family in 'unimaginable pain' after mother, son found dead in home, police say (Tennessean)
- TVA investigates contamination concerns, plans new coal ash dump at Cumberland power plant (Tennessean)
- From NLE Choppa to Kevo Muney, 5 Memphis rappers to watch in 2020 (Commercial Appeal)
- Scuba Claus visits Tennessee Aquarium - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Workers comp rates in Tennessee to drop for seventh straight year - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Study predicts Chattanooga will be the country's hiring capital in 2020 - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Reward for remaining teen who escaped Nashville Juvenile Detention Center raised to $12,500 (Tennessean)
- With Nashville's MLS stadium progress stalled, Mayor Cooper and team owner meet to discuss hurdles (Tennessean)
- City Beat: Christmas pageants are always a good time - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- What it means that Ryan Silverfield will coach Memphis in the Cotton Bowl (Commercial Appeal)
- Mike Norvell writes thank you note to Memphis, will not coach Cotton Bowl (Commercial Appeal)
- Vacant Memphis elementary school site to become jewelry and collectible manufacturer (Commercial Appeal)
Local .GOV
- City Crews Make Memories for Thousands Every Holiday Season (Knoxville)
- Garth Brooks Loves Knoxville. We Do Too. (Knoxville)
- UT 2019 Homecoming Parade Celebrates 225 Years of "Lighting the Way" (Knoxville)
- At PolitiCode, Knox Students Do the Teaching (Knoxville)
- City Hosts Regional Community Development Conference (Knoxville)
- Coming Down: Jackson Avenue Ramps Replacement Project Off to Quick Start (Knoxville)
- Knox County to host 21st Annual Holiday Festival of Lights (Knox County)
- KCHD releases Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (Knox County)
- I.C. King Park Ribbon Cutting Set for Oct. 24 (Knox County)
- KCHD resumes #WeCanForLeeann Campaign (Knox County)
- Third annual observation of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day planned (Knox County)
- KCHD's next Diabetes Management Series will take place in October (Knox County)
Wire Reports
- Pensacola attack: US grounds Saudi aviation students after navy base shooting - BBC News (US News)
- 'Eleventh hour' US-China trade deal could happen before tariffs kick in Sunday, analysts say - CNBC (Business)
- Pete Buttigieg earns 3 'Pinocchios' over claim he slashed black poverty rate 'by more than half' in South B... - Fox News (US News)
- Five charged in alleged $722 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme - NBC News (US News)
- Pentagon to evaluate legality of putting troops at US-Mexico border - Fox News (US News)
- Federal judge issues injunction against diverting military funds for border wall - USA TODAY (US News)
- Here's why the Fed may not be done cutting rates - CNN (Business)
- Trump on removal of protester at rally: 'We don't want to be politically correct' | TheHill - The Hill (US News)
- Maryland real estate company surprises employees with $10 million bonus to split - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- GM unveils even bigger Tahoe and Suburban SUVs - CNN (Business)
- Companies offer jobs, rides home for former Celadon employees - WISHTV.com (Business)
- New owner of consumer DNA database GEDmatch vows to fight police search warrants - NBC News (US News)
- Two police officers shot as gunmen open fire in Jersey City - SILive.com (US News)
- Stocks Mixed in Asia Amid U.S. Tariff-Hike Concern: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg (Business)
- Billionaire investor Howard Marks says we're not in a bubble, but there are reasons to take less risk - CNBC (Business)
Local area websites:
Blount DemsMC Democrats
Raven Society
League of Women Voters
Wendy Pitts Reeves
Stop Alcoa Parkway
KnoxViews
Knox Dems
RoaneViews
TennViews
TN Clean Water Network
TN Dems
Government websites:
Blount CountyCity of Alcoa
City of Maryville
State of Tennessee
TN Code Annotated
TN General Assembly
UT CTAS
UT MTAS
Media websites:
Maryville Daily TimesKnox News Sentinel