Archive for December, 2007
New baby at VOLuntarily Conservative
A big welcome to the world to David Leonidas Huddleston!
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Dr. Helen and some other guy interview Jonah Goldberg
Knoxville blogger Dr. Helen Smith and her husband, Mr. Dr. Helen (otherwise known as Instapundit) have a podcast available of their interview with Jonah Goldberg on his new book, Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning.
He talks about how people throw the word fascism around [...]
Bob Corker releases statement on Bhutto
Sen. Corker met with Benazir Bhutto less than a month ago at her home in Pakistan and today he released a statement.
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Joe Hultquist wants your opinion on the new water tower
From City Councilman Hultquist:
In response to an incredible outpouring of public displeasure and disgust concerning the water tower that has blighted our beautiful South Knoxville landscape, I have called a public meeting …
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Publicly funded birth control
Local blogger and father of five , Doug is soliciting donations for his vasectomy (see donation button in the upper right hand corner of his blog).
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Ron Paul on race
Tennessee Guerilla Women posts some material alleged to be from a 90s-era Ron Paul newsletter - material that has the Paul campaign camp spinning furiously. It reads:
Indeed, it is shocking to consider the uniformity of opinion among blacks in this country. Opinion polls consistently show that only about 5% of blacks have sensible political opinions, [...]
Read More..>>Most wince-worthy state legislative moment of the year
Sean Braisted awards it to an East TN lawmaker:
And the award for the most uncomfortable moment in the Tennessee Senate Judiciary committee goes to…Sen. Raymond Finney discussing his bill regarding bestiality back in March
WARNING: May not be safe for work. Yes, that’s right, this is a video of a proceeding of the Judiciary Committeee that [...]
What’s up with the Rocky & Leon Houston case?
Roane Countians are asking what’s taking so long:
Does anyone else have the uneasy feeling that we don’t know and may not ever find out what really happened in the South of the River Shootout?
I realize that we have had a change in the District Attorney and the County Sheriff since this one began(both for the [...]
With wi-fi, you could narcissurf at the grass station
“Grass station” is among the terms tapped as 2007’s most “hip, overused and abused” business buzzwords.
To wit:
Grass station
This one is Webster New World Dictionary’s word of the year, defined as a future fuel depot that would dispense ethanol and other veggie-based gas substitutes. We’re presuming that the grass station mini-mart will also have a [...]
Knoxville Kniche Blog o’ the Day
Were you aware that there is a blog focused specifically on the East Tennessee gospel music scene? Me either. But there is, and it seems to have a very healthy following. Go check it out.
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Brittney Gilbert takes her leave = biggest TN blog moment of 2007
Nashville is Talking looks back:
Looking back can be difficult, but it’s probably one of the most important things we do to successfully move forward. When I think back on the year that was 2007, the one moment that stands out as a jaw-dropper was the abrupt departure of NIT blogger Brittney Gilbert. It was a [...]
Sesame Street Flash(er)backs
Les Jones’ kids got a DVD set of old episodes of Sesame Street:
Some things in the early episodes would never make it on kids’ TV today. In one counting cartoon the numbers are shown by flashers opening their trench coats to flash the numbers. No, really.
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Harold Ford Jr’s brother has a great name
He’s named “Sir Isaac Ford.”
Unfortunately, Sir Isaac has been arrested for DUI, and apparently, he wasn’t exactly cooperative when taken into custody.
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DEVELOPING: Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto killed in suicide attack
More info as we get it into the newsroom
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Faith and medicine at odds in case of critically ill baby
See the full story here.
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that the Bible forbids them from getting blood or any of its major components, such as plasma and white or red blood cells.
But when the girl was born Dec. 18 at the children’s hospital, doctors knew they couldn’t get around the blood issue.
The child, identified in court documents [...]
TennViews counts ‘em down for you
Check out this nice round-up of some of the more interesting new state laws going into effect on January 1, including:
Stricter regulation of “refund anticipation loans” offered by tax return preparers. The new law requires, among other things, full disclosure of fees and interest rates, allows borrowers to rescind loans within 24 hours, and prohibits [...]
“Habitual” drunks should be allowed to serve on juries
Or at least, that’s what the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle argues.
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Is this ironic?
Something called “The Soho Cafe” (Soho being one of NYC’s fave walking neighborhoods) is slated to open in Turkey Creek.
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An Oak Ridge City Council member on Ashley Paine’s legacy
Councilmember Ellen Smith:
At this special time of the year, I can only imagine the feelings of the family of Ashley Paine. My heart goes out to them…
Ashley’s tragic death in early November focused attention on the safety of our children when they travel back and forth to school.
City Council cannot tell the school system how [...]
Todd Steed and the Sons of Phere have Christmas Spirit
Listen to their new song, “I Hate Christmas Songs” (via Ramblin Man, Randall Brown)
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