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Judge Young, Blount County and questions about the Mark of the Beast
Submitted by mello on Wed, 10/10/2007 - 07:12.

Rick Laney keeps looking at the bigger picture in Blount County Courtrooms.

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Selected transcripts of this Bible Q & A session can be found Link...

Let's stop right here. When somebody says beast to me, I'm thinking lion, tiger, gorilla some sort of monster. It that what you're talking about?

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We Welcome the World to Blount County- not!
Submitted by mello on Thu, 10/04/2007 - 11:37.

Three large civil rights organizations sent a formal letter Wednesday to the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary expressing concern over Circuit Court Judge W. Dale Young’s treatment of Ana Calixto,

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This issue is far from being over. When campaign time rolls around, many feel that he with the most signs wins!

The battle being waged in the Opinions section of the Daily Times is not all that different than those campaign signs. Will he with the most letters of support in the Daily Times win?

I don't think so.

I ordered new carpet from one of our local big box stores. As I sit here to write this I am surrounded by the sounds of hammers. It is so noisy in here that I can barely hear James McMurtry singing Childish Things.

Should I hate a people for the shade of their skin
Or the shape of their eyes or the shape I'm in

Did I mention this work crew does not speak English? Should I ask for documents or believe their employer?

Update! The very letter is now available for viewing at Link...

Dang! The Times does video and document linking all within the same week!

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Justice ain't blind in Blount County
Submitted by mello on Wed, 09/12/2007 - 07:32.

Hats off to the Daily Times for having the gumption to report the facts on this situation! Great job Rick Laney!

Immigrant: Judge told me to go home

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“The judge shrugged his shoulders like he didn’t care — then he told me to go back to Nicaragua.

“I told him I have two children and asked what I was supposed to do about my children. The judge said there were Americans here in this country who could take care of my children.”

After the brief discussion, Young reportedly threw Anna Calixto’s request for an order of protection across his desk. Young’s secretary, Amanda Nolan, told The Daily Times Monday that the judge had dismissed Calixto’s request.


Read the whole thing and go buy the paper in case they get pressured to pull this article too! Last night I was able to veiw the breaking news on this thanks to BV's news-o-rama news aggregator. While I could view it via that link it could not be found on the DT's webpages by simply browsing.

Update for additional reporting by WVLT Link...

UppUppDate over on DailyKos Link...

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