Wed
Jan 2 2008
08:23:am
By: bizgrrl  shortURL
And no snow to show for it. Glad I covered my palm trees.
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Discussing
- Louisville, TN, town center coming soon? (1 reply)
- Alcoa Schools close for teacher shortages (1 reply)
- City of Alcoa's costly wish list for Alcoa Highway. (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 39,189 as of 4/23/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 39,079 as of 4/2/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 38,344 as of 2/12/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 33,274 as of 1/22/2022 (2 replies)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 26,253 as of 1/03/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount Memorial at record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases nearly 16,000 as of 07/12/2021 (3 replies)
- Blount County coronavirus pandemic numbers (2 replies)
- The City of Alcoa's uncontrolled and costly development (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
- Trump to pump $700M into coal power in the states, as he again blasts renewable energy (TN Lookout)
- US Senate blocks Trump’s SAVE America Act, thwarting restrictions on voting (TN Lookout)
- Shelby district attorney balks at state move to dismiss legal challenges (TN Lookout)
- Lawsuit seeks to halt Tennessee law making illegal immigration a state crime (TN Lookout)
- US Senate launches marathon session to pass nearly $70B for ICE, Border Patrol (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: House, Senate GOP leaders win most “effective” honors (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Chaz problems a match for Heupel patience (Knox TN Today)
- Det. Brian Foulks: KPD’s 2025 Officer of the Year (Knox TN Today)
- Meet Natalee: Monday’s Parent-A-Child (Knox TN Today)
- Mission Monday: Empowering community ministries. Today’s focus on United Way of Greater Knoxville. (Knox TN Today)
- Mike Hammond speaks to KBA Barristers + State GOP may toss sheriff’s primary (Knox TN Today)
- Knoxville is growing, but it is not new (Knox TN Today)
- Don Haynes: A life of service and dedication (Knox TN Today)
- Illegal or just bad practice? (Knox TN Today)
- 6/8 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Two East Tennessee caregivers shine light on dementia care (Knox TN Today)
- Karlyn Pickens pens heartfelt letter to softball (Knox TN Today)
- Dishing It Out: Carolina Gold Savory Rice Bake (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Stolen car pursuit ends in crash after spike strips deployed in Oak Ridge (WATE)
- Knoxville Weather: Weather Aware Monday, Flash Flooding possible with heavy rain potential (WATE)
- Trailer fire near Chattanooga sends fireworks shooting over I-75 (WATE)
- Service restored in Oak Ridge after waterline break, city says (WATE)
- Knox County couple struggles to get long-awaited tax refund from IRS (WATE)
- Knoxville Weather: Humidity increases Sunday leading to rain chances (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Lamine Yamal makes young fans’ dreams come true at Baylor - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- New courthouse design reveals grand scope: A first look at renderings of Chattanooga’s planned federal building - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Former Dade County Jail administrator arrested, accused of misusing public funds - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Hosting Spanish national team has ‘massive’ value for Chattanooga - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- U.S. stock futures mixed as Mideast tensions rise; South Korea's Kospi plunges 8%: Live updates - CNBC (Business)
- Oil prices surge as Iran conflict flares, while global stocks skid on selling of tech shares - AP News (Business)
- 6 people stabbed at Penn Station. Here's what we know. - CBS News (US News)
- Father, twin 10-year-old boys dead in apparent murder-suicide in Canoga Park, police say - ABC7 Los Angeles (US News)
- How a few AI chip giants warped Asia's stock picking game - Reuters (Business)
- Global stocks slide led by meltdown in South Korea - Financial Times (Business)
- Search Continues for Gunmen Who Opened Fire at Ohio Festival - The New York Times (US News)
- Graham Platner gets a lift from friendly Maine crowd after week of damage control in Senate campaign - AP News (US News)
- President Christofferson dedicates the Yorba Linda California Temple as a testament of the Lord’s work - Church News (US News)
- Nvidia, SK Hynix Seal Multi-Year Pact to Develop AI Chips - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- Nithya Raman leaps past Spencer Pratt in tight race to make L.A. mayoral runoff - NBC News (US News)
- Trump walks out of interview with NBC’s Meet the Press after clash over election claims - The Guardian (US News)
- Nvidia clinches deals with South Korean giants include SK Group to advance AI boom - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- SpaceX IPO will be a massive selling event across stock market as investors dump shares to buy SPCX - Fortune (Business)
- Where the California governor's race stands 5 days after Election Day - SFGATE (US News)
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

colder this morning
and with our power going off and on it will be a long day......
No heat?
That's awful! We have heat, but when I put my semi-damp hand on the screen door handle to let the dog back in, my hand froze instantly to the metal. I was glad I didn't try opening it with my tongue.
Guess we got lucky after all
(link...)
I think the voters of
I think the voters of Tennessee didn't mean to vote for a literal tax freeze. I demand a recount!
gives new meaning
to frozen assets...
I think we should call the land which has the tax freeze TUNDRA.
I have five acres in TUNDRA but they tax the hell out of the rest of it!
Note to self-
post quickly before power goes off again
charge the cell phone!
bring in kerosene heater.
The pupster didn't want to
The pupster didn't want to go for a walk yesterday morning. But, noooo, when it is even colder this morning she's quite perky and ready to go the full walk. It actually was nicer today. Barely any wind.